press exists to allow members of the press to serve as a watchdog for society. Journalists and reporters then and now are charged with the responsibility to investigate‚ verify‚ and inform the public of the things happening around them‚ and to do so for the betterment of society at large. Though the First Amendment says that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press‚ that clause does not give journalists free license to act outside of the law‚ legal repercussions‚ and‚ most importantly
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Janet Cooke’s Jimmy by Allan Andrews‚ it mentioned about a writer from The Washington Post named Janet Cooke ‚ a former Journalist‚ and how she went crashing down right after she was just starting to rise up. It also talked about the never –ending discussion about Cooke even after a decade from the fiasco. And how different Journalists viewed the fiasco‚ a decade later. Journalist‚ Janet Cooke‚ won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for her story on Jimmy ‚ an eight year old who was a heroin addict. But all
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supported and complemented the theories of the structure of news selection. A set of twelve news values have been theorised by Galtung and Ruge (1974) in the process of structuring and selecting news. These twelve values provide a structure for journalists to create a newsworthy’ story. According to their theory‚ if the news values are adhered to the story will be successful in reaching‚ informing or entertaining the public‚ which ever it’s intending. This theory is largely based on the basic psychology
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retouching their photo‚ some will manipulate the photo unethically. However‚ most editors do not do this‚ and those that do will get caught. Using Photoshop for professional means‚ like retouching photos‚ is completely ethical. As stated before‚ many journalists turn to Photoshop in order to present their photo in the most professional manner possible‚ and this is seen in the Reuters code of conduct: Photoshop is a highly sophisticated image manipulation program. We use only a tiny part of its potential
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Writing Styles In this essay I will be going into detail about three different writing styles used in health and social care. I will also be comparing the writing styles against each other. Persuasive Writing – Persuasive writing is all about trying to get someone’s attention on something. Persuasive writing use’s specific features which help the information used to become persuasive towards the audience. This could include using present tense‚ using emotive language‚ using rhetorical questions
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alleviate the stress. As a young black journalist in the early stages of her career Janet Cooke had co-workers and editors and the Washington D.C. area in the palm of her hand. She was articulate and sharply dressed with an impressive resume and she was hired as a feature writer for The Washington Post just after the New Year in 1980. Cooke had ample amounts of stories published during her short time at The Washington Post and dreamed of goals any journalist would. A Metro reporter‚ Karlyn Barker
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Allan Bell The Language of News Media (περίληψη: Γιώργος Σαµαρτζής) Written by a linguist who is himself a journalist‚ this is a uniquely account of the language of media news. Allan Bell emphasizes the importance of the processes which produce media language‚ as stories are moulded and modified by various hands. He stresses it is indeed stories that journalists and editors produce‚ not articles. These stories have viewpoint‚ values and structure that can be analysed. He is concerned
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Introduction The tasks assigned to the group are to give samples of oversimplified and over general assertions taken from the editorial Let us not forget‚ published by Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 23‚ 2011‚ and provide each with justification. Although they sound similar‚ they convey completely different problems. Oversimplified assertion is an attempt to explain something complex into a much simpler statement while over general assertions are statements that conclude something from a
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The First Amendment How did/does technology affect objectivity? How do multiple developments in technology effect society and challenge a journalists’ ability to communicate. Correlate speed (in any epoch/era) and the profound affect it makes on the need for First Amendment privileges. On September 25‚ 1789 the First Amendment was submitted to the states for ratification in order to fix the Constitution that lacked guarantees for civil liberties. On December 15‚ 1791‚ it was adopted. The
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What is freedom of press? Nowadays‚ when world full of political events every single tries to tell us what happens in the world and be the first in spreading the news. Of course not all the people would like some news to be published. To the disappointment of such people in many countries laws that protect freedom of press and speech exist. Well‚ this is small loss. The most troublesome‚ is when the article or any other material deals with those who is first-hand connected with these laws. These
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