The work of investigative journalists shines throughout the history of American journalism from the earliest of newspapers to today’s modern news outlets. From the work of Neil Sheehan publishing the Pentagon Papers to the Watergate scandal‚ uncovered by Woodward and Bernstein‚ hard-hitting‚ investigative journalists have recorded the annals of American society‚ politics and corruption. However‚ before the Sheehans and the Woodwards of the world came the muckrakers. Muckrakers‚ a term coined by President
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‘All the President’s Men’ saves the American Dream Debrah Miszak‚ Reporter “All the President’s Men” tells the story of real-life Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein‚ portrayed by Robert Redford (“The Way We Were”‚“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) and Dustin Hoffman (“The Graduate”‚“Rain Man”)‚ respectively‚ and how they uncovered the Watergate scandal‚ which shook the American public’s trust in the federal government even more than the Vietnam War and the Kennedy
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from my readings‚ the western world has 2 models that they follow in the modern-day world of media. 1) The social responsibility system ~ In the social responsibility theory of the press‚ the media is driven to benefit the public. It expects journalists to answer society’s need for truth‚ requires an open and diverse debate on public issues‚ and honest updates of current events. In this model‚ media ethics is automatic because the press is free to serve its purpose for the public‚ as opposed to
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Walt Whitman was a great american poet that wrote about the CIvil War and life in general. In 1886‚ at the young age of 17‚ he became a school teacher and later became a journalist just five years later. In 1855 Whitman made Leaves of Grass‚ his first step toward poetry. He wrote this book of twelve poems and published it himself. Walt Whitman made‚ edited‚ and published many great american poems‚ including O Captain! My Captain! and Song of Myself‚ that he often included his views about transcendentalism
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investigative integrity‚ attention to detail‚ and accuracy are not in line with the standards that is expected from the public. Journalist are first taught to remain unbiased and report the facts‚ so that news media would reflect the political views of all political parties‚ often fall prey to individuals who have undue influence over their publications. However‚ if journalists reported only the facts individuals of the public would not have agendas pushed onto them and would be given the information
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publication made by an individual had caused prejudice or impediment to particular proceedings 2) Proceedings are active. The court can punish journalists with contempt of court in many ways. One way is for him to show a document‚ image‚ video or audio material to the public‚ which might interfere with the courts’ decision at a trial. Another way in which a journalist can be sentenced to contempt of
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The movie “Michael Clayton” shows the struggle with honesty and deception. The movie shows many similarities between the characters and what a journalist should do while reporting a story. In the beginning of the movie‚ Michael Clayton goes to see Arthur Edens after he had a breakdown. In this scene‚ Clayton is interrogating Edens about why he stops taking his medication. The scene relates with the chapter about interviewing. Clayton goes to Eden’s hotel room and talks to the rest of the legal
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individuals‚ groups‚ or institutions to determine for themselves when‚ how‚ and to what extent information about them is communicated to others (self information control right). In this age of mass media‚ individual privacy has become a casualty of journalists’ feeding frenzy and it has become really hard for societies to determine the nature and process of information in the public domain. In this article I reflect on the problem in Nepal’s context. Despite being a social animal‚ every human being seeks
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a sports writer in Regina. He studied at Campbell Collegiate in his High school years. He was a good student in English class‚ so the teachers inspired him to be a journalist. After college he tried to apply to journalists. He was waiting list for two months‚ after that he was called for an interview. Rob got selected as a journalist‚ later for his job‚ he joined The Leader Post. He worked at Leader Post for 26 years‚ there were numerous weird times at his work. He took interviews and edit the report
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the journalist should gather information from all possible sources for his articles and stories for publication. He may even have to distort or omit certain facts and information‚ in which his judgment may appear unpleasant to his readers. Further‚ if certain unpleasant facts have to be revealed to his readers‚ he has to employ words with such skill that his readers will take almost no offense. All these require great intellectual qualities. Besides‚ to collect information‚ the journalist has
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