The New York Times Company

Spotlight is about the investigative reporting unit of the Boston Globe, a somewhat autonomous journalistic arm of the newspaper. In 2001, Marty Baron, the newly hired editor-in-chief, asks the crew to drop the story they're currently working on and focus on allegations regarding a priest named John Geoghan (who's accused of molesting more than 80 boys). The team initially doubts whether the story will pick up traction with the local community, and are hesitant in pursuing it, feeling that Baron (who is neither locally raised nor catholic) is a bit of an outsider who doesn't understand what news is important to Bostonians. The team talk to lawyers who have or are working on alleged sex abuse cases perpetrated by Catholic priests in Boston (those lawyers including Eric MacLeish and Mitchell Garabedian), known victims (such as Phil Saviano, the head of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)) and insiders in the Catholic church. Through this investigation, they get wind that the problem is not contained to one priest and one victim, in essence changing the focus from the priests to the systemic problem of the Archdiocese not only covering up the abuse but in reality doing nothing to stop it and thus condoning it. The movie is based on a true story.…

the misuse of funds for self-interest by the government politicians. The New York Times The New York Times is a periodical published daily in New York and its online newspaper. The target audience of the newspaper is educated and younger individuals that have political affiliations. This newspaper has liberal political views while raising awareness on social issues. It is one of the most popular newspapers in the United States and has a very large circulation both digitally and in print. It is…

but she was so much more. As a member of the American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller showed the world that through determination, persistence, and positivity anyone can accomplish more than the usual. She left a legacy as a mute equal rights fighter. Many people did not know that Helen Keller’s original call to change was to overcome her disabilities and to no longer be dumb. Another fact many did not know about Keller was that she was born with all of her senses. She started…

Obscenity is defined in Media Essentials: A Brief Introduction as a form of expression not protected by the first amendment. The reason for not protecting it is due to its inappropriate information. This information could harm or upset its audience in anyway and this must be avoided. However, where the line should be drawn is not always clear, how much protection does the first amendment give us? What is too much protection and can it go too far? This argument has occurred in two cases: The New…

People are still developing a way to keep the data up to date. As Mr. Rosenbush says, “For years, companies have been using digital technology to make their operations more efficient. With the rise of big data, they can capture much more information from a wealth of new sources as it happens” this means that as the big data rises, the more useful it becomes” (5). He also mentions that the big data is very useful tool for marketing. The use of the big data makes the hiring process a lot easier…

moment in time it’s very easy for journalists and editors to manipulate pictures and images which rises speculations among the people. Manipulating an image or photo has plenty of ethical issues which are that people can lose their trust in the journalists/editors and lose credibility in their work. The journalists/editors reputations will downfall and they will much likely lose their career. Sherry Ricchiardi’s article addresses the issue of how manipulating pictures has been around since the…

readers were in a time crunch to obtain news and relevant consumer information in an expedited convenient manner. He met unmet needs where people were not happy about flipping from page to page to continue the article of interest, so he kept the articles to a single page with the only exception being the front cover articles that continued on other pages within the categorical sections of USA Today. In addition, he provided a way for people to read what the critical facts were without it…

Current News Assignment When considering the current issues of multiculturalism in Europe, repercussions of the Syrian Refugee Crisis jump to mind, or perhaps Muslim migration to Europe in general. However, an understanding which focuses solely on Muslim migrants does an extreme disservice to the discussion of European multiculturalism as a whole and the developing definition of what it means to be European. The recent and drastic increase of Muslim migration to Europe has, however, aided in…

the poem to the historical account of Claude Sitton, “Birmingham Bomb Kills 4 Negro girls in Church; Riots Flare; 2 Boys Slain” in the New York Times. The poem, “The Ballad of Birmingham”, written by Dudley Randall, changes events, details of the girls killed, information of their mothers, and the voice’s point of view to elicit empathy, involve the reader emotionally, and demonstrate symbolism to personalize the event. Randall changes the reason of why the daughter goes to church on Sunday.…

I was impressed with what I read in regards to how USA Today used different marketing strategies during its history in order to become the current leader in national leadership in total circulation for a newspaper as of October 2013. The internet has made a significant impact on the distribution of media. There are several free online resources to get news and up to date information. One of the most affected areas has been in newspapers/journalism. There are many advantages in digital media…