The Impact of Media Outlets on Political and Civic Engagement Throughout the fall 2012 semester at Illinois State University‚ Ms. Hoppers Reporting II class has been reading about and discussing the role of Journalism in a democracy along with how it aids in serving the citizenry of the United States. The past couple of months have been a busy and important time for the media with coverage of the 2012 presidential elections this November. Several people rely on media outlets to receive information
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There are four principles that help form the foundation for ethical journalism; seek truth and report it‚ minimize harm‚ act independently‚ and be accountable and transparent. Under each heading includes a list of things journalist should do. Correlated with "seek truth and report it"‚ journalist is there to gather information
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9)A skill or interest in something else It helps a lot if you have a skill or interest in something else. For instance journalists that know a lot and have a lot of interest in a certain subject are usually valuable. 10)Competitive Spirit Journalism is a competitive business. Jobs are few and far between. Also‚ once you get a job‚ you have to be competitive to beat your opponents (other stations‚ papers) to the story.
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graf is‚ you wouldn’t know that you had never had it in the first place‚ right? A nut graf‚ is a concise‚ catchy‚ sharp‚ and highly targeted opening sentence‚ designed to grab your readers’ attention instantly and to hook them to your post. In journalism this first‚ catchy‚ highly targeted opening sentence is called a nut graf (graph)‚ and is a summary of‚ or the essence of your story in one or two sentences‚ namely‚ the point of a story in a nutshell. It gives the reader the bigger picture of the
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one of its members. Germany Will Self‚ writer: "Well‚ when the issue came up of the Danish cartoons [of Muhammad] I observed that the test I apply to something to see whether it truly is satire derives from H. L. Mencken’s definition of good journalism: It should ’afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.’ The trouble with a lot of so-called ’satire’ directed against religiously motivated extremists is that it’s not clear who it’s afflicting‚ or who it’s comforting. This is in no way
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P. J. (2009). China‚ News Media Freedom and the West: Present and Future Persepectives. Europe Studies ‚ 209-224. chander‚ A. (2011). Googling Freedom. California Law Review ‚ 99. Cheek‚ T. (1989). Redefining Propaganda: Debates on the Role of Journalism in Post-Mao Manland China. ISSUES&STUD ‚ 47‚ 51. (2011). China ’highly repressive ’ on press freedom in 2010. Tibetan Review: The Monthly Magazin on all Aspects of Tibet. (2004). Chinese Censorship. http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/speech/: NC State
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Technological innovations have expanded the scope and coverage of media. With television entering the drawing rooms of Indian households in 1990s‚ a new segment of electronic media emerged. The World Wide Web and web 2.0 technologies have enabled web journalism through blogs‚ facebook‚ twitter and other social media sites. All these have led to creation of a richly diverse media industry in India. Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy along with Judiciary‚ executive‚ and legislature
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networks & 3NHK radio networks in Japan a. the government _B___BBC in Britain b. fee paid when purchasing a TV set _A___Cuban newspaper Gamma c. a reception fee on every TV set 11) Many newspapers have abandoned this type of journalism because of the high cost. d) investigative reporting 12) _______ is the term for newspaper content that has been posted on the Web after it was published in the newspaper. a) e-magazines Each answer is worth 8 pts out of 100. That
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audiences‚ to monitor media content‚ and change the nature of crime stories produced. Public service announcements‚ and public education and awareness campaignsare some of the traditional approaches used by governments‚ another approach has been ’civic journalism’. While these approaches are still very importantin crime prevention‚ they represent only a part of the media’s potential contribution. Trends in information and communications technology (ICT) offer community safety and crime prevention much more
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The mainstream media has largely ignored Texas Congressman Ron Paul‚ a Republican GOP candidate‚ during the 2012 campaign for presidency. Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) gathered data concerning media coverage of the 2012 presidential candidates. Posted on October 17‚ the data found Ron Paul ranked last concerning coverage of Republican candidates from May to October. He appeared “as a primary newsmaker in only two percent of all election stories.” Ron Paul
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