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| Journalism's first obligation |
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| Journalism's first loyalty |
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| dicipline of verification |
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| Practictioners must remain _____ from those they cover |
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| Journalism must serve as a _____ monitor of power |
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| Journalism must provide a forum for |
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| public criticism and compromise |
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| Journalism must strive to make the significant |
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| Journalism must kieep the news |
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| comprehensive and in proportion |
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| Practitioners have an obligation to excercise |
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| their personal conscience |
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| Citizens have _____ when it comes to the news |
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| rights and responsibilites |
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| reality TV, anything sponsored, advertising, propaganda, aggregators |
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| independant, reliable, accurate, comprehensive |
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| First Ammendment gaurantees: |
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| freedom of speech, freedom of press, right to assemble, right to petition the government, freedom of religion |
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| First Ammendmant does not protect: |
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| clear and present danger, fighting words, obscenity, national security, defamatory/libleous speech |
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-journalism is defined by the technologies of the day: the ability to take words, store them, share them
-wall between writer and reader has broken down
-advantages of multimedia: the internet is not limited by time or space |
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truth can be told through variety of different lenses, make sure you give the whole truth
-background research
-speaking to people who witness
-see it yourself
-add context, not just report |
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| "News and truth are not the same." |
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| Jo White: difference between citizen journalism and professional |
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closed v. open editorial systems: profit focused, objective, ethical, watchdogs, expensive, similar voices VERSUS low cost, myriad voices, subjective/personal, untrained, community accountability, small audience, no focus on profit
-can be one or the other, line must not cross |
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| journalist/source relationship |
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"tug of war"
-sources seek to manage news while journalists seek to manage the source to report the news
-sources put best light on themselves, but journalists should use an objective light |
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| insitutional authorities gain more access to news that those with lesser power, sources have the advantage |
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| reporting without letting sources influence content |
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| sources influencing content of the news (for financial gain, to warn potential victims, reputation) |
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| State of News Media: print |
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-newspaper revenue down 23% in 2 year
-1 in 5 journalists in 2001 are gone now
-2009 should be worst year |
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-revenue fell 7% in an election year
-ratings falling or flat
-cable is surviving, increasing |
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| State of News Media: internet |
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-going online for news is up 19% in 2 years
-online adverstising isn't making enough $ |
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| State of News Media overview |
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| The audience is not declining, just migrating to new places to find the news, the industry must revamp to address this and do it fast and CHEAP |
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| The best opinion writing involves |
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| reporting, listening to others, influences public opinion, is controversial |
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| Opinion writing: legal issues |
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-still responsible for libel
-don't offend because you can
-still based on facts, truth, logic
-is meant for any reader
-isn't based on extremes |
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