Journalist

Citizen journalism has been making huge changes in the way we do journalism in our society and throughout the world. What has been the most surprising to me is the amount of citizen journalists who gain real popularity and create a true source for news. With the growing distrust in our standard media news, more and more people are looking to outside sources to get honest information, and others are taking the responsibility upon themselves to deliver what they witness to as many people as would…

affected by public shaming first hand via twitter. His personal experience with public shaming sparked his interest so he decides to investigate other public shaming events across the globe. In the first chapter, the main focus is on the British journalist himself and then the next two chapters discuss a specific situation between someone being shamed and the person that is doing the shaming.…

voting record shown was a complete lie. Dukakis was not in a governmental position where he could have voted—he was a governor, not a member of Congress. However, these obvious distortions of facts went relatively unnoticed in the campaign. When journalists did question Atwater about his negative campaign tactics, he quickly brushed off the inquiries, and ‘stayed’ on message (Forbes…

David Helvarg was a journalist and environmental activist that wrote, “The Storm This Time” sharing his personal analysis of the damages Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Traveling through the deserted city, all he could see were unrecognizable, unpassable debris filled streets. Helvarg could not believe his eyes as a disgusting odor lingered in the air. He knew at that moment the vibrant city of New Orleans was no more. While on foot, surveying the…

from survivors and their experiences in the cabin on that fateful day. Everybody contributed from a stay at home mom to a businessman. The editors William Prochnau and Laura Parker make this one cohesive book. William Prochnau is an experienced journalist whose other books include…

Journalists write articles that have wide appeal and can be easily understood. One of the obvious characteristics is short sentences and paragraphs, which are made to make people understand easily. In most cases, journalistic writing is objective, that means it relies on evidence and facts and figures. It doesnot rely on opinions or emotional appeals. Journalistic ethics are set on a very high standard for objectivity and fact-checking. Journalists are expected to provide…

Comparative Critique In 2006 obesity was making headlines. Journalists plastered the papers with articles. Each journalist had their own unique opinion on the issue, and their articles offered a window into their perspective. Some journalists, like Roberta Seid wrote about America's obsession with being slim, others, like Amanda Spake wrote about the the health issues that accompanied obesity. Although these authors were commenting on two very different parts of the weight debate their arguments…

whole aspect of famine in Russia was still to be seen, as said by a Russian man, “We have nothing, absolutely nothing. They have taken everything away,” (Brooman, 1988). A British journalist, Muggeridge interview on a Russian man of Stalin’s Era in the USSR in 1933 explains the negativity during Stalin’s Era as the journalist quoted by Josh Brooman explicitly…

rejecting style in order for a story to be considered realistic. The literary journalists, on the contrary, adopt literary style with fictional elements merged with a journalist’s eye. Therefore, it is an alternate way of conveying…

Women in Sports Even though women have gained wide acceptance in the workplace and politics as an equal with men, the field in sports journalism and women’s athletics lacks modern gender equality due to gender discrimination against women. This essay explores the many issues women in sports faces today. Before the 1960s, women in the sports department were rarely seen in the world because sports writing has always been a male-dominated profession. The idea of a women writing about sports was…