Journalist

Journalists as Democratic Agents & Keepers of Meaning (The Dewey-Lippmann Debate) “The majority is never right! Never, I say! That’s one of the social lies a free, thinking man is bound to rebel against. Who make up the majority in any given country? Is it the wise men, or the fools? ….” (Ibsen, 1882) The above question was posed by Dr. Stark, the protagonist in a popular Norwegian play by Henrik Ibsen. It not only reflects the mood of people in the end 19th – early 20th century,…

Incivility is everywhere. It is commonly visible in everyday conversations, in debates, and online. With online incivility, anonymity is often targeted as the reason why there is online incivility. Both online incivility and anonymity encompass arguments that are for and against keeping them or banning them. Those who advocate for anonymity, such as Cornell Clayton, believe that anonymity provides a voice for the minority group against the majority majority and to protect individuals’ privacy.…

For PR in particular, this book highlights the do’s and don’ts of; marketing, dealing with crises, and dealing with bloggers and journalists. While most of the examples that are mentioned in the book like, his efforts to get Tucker Max’s (one of Holiday’s clients) movie promoted (p.23), are examples of how one can manipulate the media in, what some might say, unethical ways to get what…

therefore, the radio is the main medium of communication in Somaliland. Government- owned Radio Hargeisa is the main FM station, and the BBC is available throughout the country. There have been no casualties, injuries, or permanent detentions for journalists compared to neighbouring countries in the region. The government does restrict news that violates individuals’ or government rights, defames others, or produces false information. The Somaliland constitution guarantees freedom of speech and…

attention on case then we should confront media and our coworkers. The negative effect of this technique is that it put our life in danger and also ruins organization’s reputation. The secretly taking action means informs secretly journalist about the problem. So journalist doing her/his own research to finding the truth. It is the best way to save our life and also organization reputation. In this technique, the whistle blower remains loyal to organization but also saving people which is our…

Olympics and performance enhancing drugs Let me get this straight, performance enhancing drugs are not the answer and should never be the answer. Throughout recent years the olympics have been a prime time for “doping”. Performance enhancing drugs have been used throughout sports for nearly half a century. Athletes should not be allowed to take performance enhancing drugs in the olympics. Performance enhancing drugs are not healthy. It should come as no surprise that performance enhancing…

Syrian leader, President Bashar al-Assad, who took command of Syria in 2000. Different roles that the Syrian government plays in censorship is by getting rid of any independent news coverage and barring foreign reporters, detaining and attacking journalists, and disabling mobile phones, landlines, electricity, & the internet. Many reporters that try to do news coverage in Syria usually end up missing, being tortured, or killed. The Syrian government under control of President Assad, has gotten…

something that hurts her reputation. A man could also be shown as superior to a woman. This creates interesting viewpoints of shows as the directors of movies show a strong male lead. Because this scenario is true in so many movies about women journalists it could hurt their reputation and help for women to be viewed in a negative light. This is negative because women and men are working hard to prove that they are equal, but the movie industry is not helping to prove this point. Although, some…

Based off the reviews of In the Belly of the Green Bird, I chose to read this historical account book. In the Belly of the Green Bird was written by Nir Rosen, who is a political journalist for the United States. The book is written as a personal account of what the writer was seeing in 2003 Iraq. While I was reading the historical account of Iraq, I was able to understand what was truly happening in the region. I was also able to understand why Iraqis view Americans the way they do. Based…

skipper is not ready to answer the tough questions. Instead he argues with journalists on a post-match presser. It is high time that Kohli should take help from professionals, who can teach him how to deal with the media following a series defeat. It will only help him in future on similar…