click of a button for communication, and to sending news to the residents of the world. But, as the year progress the mortals abused the capability of these machines. One of the problems is how they report news and how they edit stuff to create news and spread rumors. Can news reporters be fully trusted? The history of journalism is when the development of transmitting news change dramatically. The first newspaper was published in 17th century, then entering 18th century was magazines, following it with television and radio on 20th century and…
This metal structure is in shape the cross and was across been from one of the towers people feel that this cross should be a part of ground zero. Except for political leaders are worried about other religions and people tearing it down because of what it symbolizes. The people can also ignore this part of the First Amendment, Kinfolk can be outraged when someone is speaking for what they believe in what they think should be done to the community, and therefore the people speaking can be shunned…
is basically a fake news article, that is very unrealistic, making fun of the way that news reporters blow things out of proportion, and tell a story, rather than what actually happened. There are not actually mutant fleas and giant flying cats, and berry hints at this in the story. Dave Barry's short story called “mutant fleas terrorize midwest”, there were lots of examples of high humor, more than low humor. In most cases, there are examples of irony, and hyperbole, to making satire for us…
Every news reporter, journalists, author, or radio host must be always thinking is this ethical? Even though this thought goes through their minds constantly it doesn’t always end up being completely ethical. While doing research on Lou Dobbs, a former conservative worker of CNN, and Rachel Maddow, a current liberal host for MSNBC, I found out that these two people are willing to speak their opinions on every issue. In an article from The Nation, Lou Dobbs is referred to as a hypocrite and…
Every picture and journalist has to have a background and why it is so meaningful or special for them to express it. That is what photographers and journalists do they try to capture the moment and try to express what is going on in the world and share what is going on in the moment. So why are journalists such as photographs a controversial to politics? Well there are two sides one Journalism could have a positive effect but it could also have a bad reputation for politics. So the argument is…
Determination and dedication are key to climbing the ladder. To truly go far, “you must have a strong desire and passion for informing the public through multimedia mediums,” Doug Green explains, and telling people’s stories through video. The long and busy hours that reporters experience on a daily basis becomes a lifestyle. Someone who enjoys a nomadic lifestyle would be the perfect fit for this job. When first starting out, you are bound to be living on the road and it may me hard to settle…
Patrick Bishop, a weathered Sunday Telegraph war reporter recalls an instance from 1986, six years into the Iran-Iraq War, when he was imparting his pearls of military wisdom to Marie Colvin, the new American journalist. He was explaining incoming and outgoing explosions to her when an incoming one exploded near them. He dove for cover while Colvin remained standing, looking amused. Colvin, a London Sunday Times foreign journalist went on to become one of the most well know female war…
I would like to be a Scholastic News Kid Reporter for many different reasons. First of all, being a Kid Reporter will help me step out of my comfort zone, face my fears, and talk to people I don’t know. This will help me a lot in later life, and push me to be better in my profession when I grow up. Also, I can experience an inventive and creative field. Being a Kid Reporter requires someone who is independent, has initiative, and is detail-oriented, none of which you can learn as a regular…
adequate training to determine what may appear to be signs of child abuse. Reporting is not just a job for the mandated professionals: anyone in a position having suspected abuse is encouraged to report abuse. Pollack (2007) mentions that arguments favoring mandated reporting state that children cannot make decisions about their own well being and cannot remove themselves from a harmful situation and therefore need a professional to intervene by reporting. He also states that there are arguments…
I did see a few African American officers and two women officers, but the proportion was definitely unequal. I saw the same issue with the make up of the courtroom. Both judges I observed in court were white males, and the staff was mostly white as well, but the issue with sex is not the same. There were many females working as the staff in positions like, stenographer and court reporter. The majority of attorneys were white and male, but there were some female attorneys and African American…