Worth a Look: On pg 231 in Elements there is a rule given : “Journalists have an obligation to exercise their personal conscience.” This got me thinking about relations between levels within the industry of journalism and others that journalists come into contact with on a regular basis, such as PR companies or agents, people that may or may not stand in the way of a scoop. When going online to find anything on relations between industries I stumbled upon this piece titled “Journalists vs PR People”...just a little food for thought. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Marketing/233/Journalists-vs-PR-People.html
Kanye West, after being named by George W. Bush as part of one of the lowest points in his presidential career, went on the Today Show for an interview. While it seemed like Matt Lauer was simplifying his answers in the video, West got especially angry while they were playing footage of the incident with Taylor Swift at the VMAs they were talking about. I feel that it's pretty standard to play footage of an incident while you're interviewing someone in order to give context to the viewer, as Lauer said, but I found it more out of place that they were talking about that specific VMAs incident. The interview was supposed to be about West's thoughts on Bush's statement, and it ended up being more of a summary of West as a controversial figure. West has reason to be angry.
This is a really interesting look at the Daily Mail Online website and the competition amongst British newspapers, especially online. The reporting is great, too -- there are plenty of sources and the article is really informative. It's not heavy news, by any means, but it does look at an interesting trend and how it's working within the journalism business in the UK.
Well, the images and the harsh words in this piece certainly get the job done.
This write up on the Columbia Journalism Review sort of puts in perspective everything the FDA and other newspapers/news outlets have petitioned for, which is for people to stop smoking tobacco products. By showing pictures of dead bodies that were affected by cancer, along with blacked lungs from over-exposure to cigarettes, and tubes leading from peoples' necks, the FDA wants to stop the use of tobacco.
I don't blame them, to be honest. It's disgusting looking at some of these pictures, but that's the reaction the FDA wants to get. When it comes to advocating for something big like the use of tobacco, which clearly has significant downsides, I guess I can be an extremist. For me, nothing is out of the question in advocating against tobacco. I say show those images, because they get the job done better than anything else.
I chose this article for my worth-a-look because it reminded me a lot of the articles we read a few weeks back about soldiers who suffered head trauma not receiving medals. The part about this story that bothers me is that it has taken nearly 3 years for Giunta to receive his award. It also raises the question of whether or not the bar has been set too high for our soldiers to receive such honors.
It was cited in the article that on the evening of the events in which Giunta risked his own life to try and save others, people also involved in the incident began their written nominations in support of Giunta receiving the medal. Finally, 3 years later, he will receive what is due to him. 3 years though? There's something a bit wrong with that.
I hope that through articles like this one and the ones on head trauma will help open the eyes of the government and help them realize that the process in which they decide who will receive medals of valor is a bit too complicated and corrupt.
I chose this article for my worth-a-look this week because it somewhat caught me off-guard. Althought very brief, I found it interesting and also shocking because I rarely ever find stories reflecting about U.S military's actions in a negative conotation. Usually the military is always reported on with a universal hero aspect and tone attached.
Princess Diana's son, Prince William, is engaged, and he gave his mother's old wedding ring to his fiancée. I do not understand why this story is on the front page of almost every news source. This is not an American story that educates the community about what is going on around them. Yes, it is news, but I don't think it is significant enough to be on the front page. I do not understand the priority of journalists some times. They are making this story a huge deal when there can be another story that will be beneficial for the public to know, but it has been overshadowed by Prince William and his engagement. Some of you may disagree, but I do not see what is the big deal.
I found this article on the NY Times website. It is an opinion piece in the blog portion of the times website. It deals with the cost of college crisis. I felt this was one of the better opinion pieces I have read because although the writer has his own theories he talks to professionals with a lot of knowledge about the topic. It was well researched and a very good read especially for people going to college and involved with colleges.
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ReplyDeleteOn pg 231 in Elements there is a rule given : “Journalists have an obligation to exercise their personal conscience.” This got me thinking about relations between levels within the industry of journalism and others that journalists come into contact with on a regular basis, such as PR companies or agents, people that may or may not stand in the way of a scoop. When going online to find anything on relations between industries I stumbled upon this piece titled “Journalists vs PR People”...just a little food for thought.
http://www.evancarmichael.com/Marketing/233/Journalists-vs-PR-People.html
http://www.popeater.com/2010/11/11/kanye-west-today-show-twitter-rant/
ReplyDeleteKanye West, after being named by George W. Bush as part of one of the lowest points in his presidential career, went on the Today Show for an interview. While it seemed like Matt Lauer was simplifying his answers in the video, West got especially angry while they were playing footage of the incident with Taylor Swift at the VMAs they were talking about. I feel that it's pretty standard to play footage of an incident while you're interviewing someone in order to give context to the viewer, as Lauer said, but I found it more out of place that they were talking about that specific VMAs incident. The interview was supposed to be about West's thoughts on Bush's statement, and it ended up being more of a summary of West as a controversial figure. West has reason to be angry.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/nov/15/mailonline-daily-mail-website
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting look at the Daily Mail Online website and the competition amongst British newspapers, especially online. The reporting is great, too -- there are plenty of sources and the article is really informative. It's not heavy news, by any means, but it does look at an interesting trend and how it's working within the journalism business in the UK.
http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/gruesome_graphic_labels.php
ReplyDeleteWell, the images and the harsh words in this piece certainly get the job done.
This write up on the Columbia Journalism Review sort of puts in perspective everything the FDA and other newspapers/news outlets have petitioned for, which is for people to stop smoking tobacco products. By showing pictures of dead bodies that were affected by cancer, along with blacked lungs from over-exposure to cigarettes, and tubes leading from peoples' necks, the FDA wants to stop the use of tobacco.
I don't blame them, to be honest. It's disgusting looking at some of these pictures, but that's the reaction the FDA wants to get. When it comes to advocating for something big like the use of tobacco, which clearly has significant downsides, I guess I can be an extremist. For me, nothing is out of the question in advocating against tobacco. I say show those images, because they get the job done better than anything else.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/16/medal.of.honor.giunta.process/index.html
ReplyDeleteI chose this article for my worth-a-look because it reminded me a lot of the articles we read a few weeks back about soldiers who suffered head trauma not receiving medals. The part about this story that bothers me is that it has taken nearly 3 years for Giunta to receive his award. It also raises the question of whether or not the bar has been set too high for our soldiers to receive such honors.
It was cited in the article that on the evening of the events in which Giunta risked his own life to try and save others, people also involved in the incident began their written nominations in support of Giunta receiving the medal. Finally, 3 years later, he will receive what is due to him. 3 years though? There's something a bit wrong with that.
I hope that through articles like this one and the ones on head trauma will help open the eyes of the government and help them realize that the process in which they decide who will receive medals of valor is a bit too complicated and corrupt.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/11/16/suspected-missiles-kill-nw-pakistan/
ReplyDeleteI chose this article for my worth-a-look this week because it somewhat caught me off-guard. Althought very brief, I found it interesting and also shocking because I rarely ever find stories reflecting about U.S military's actions in a negative conotation. Usually the military is always reported on with a universal hero aspect and tone attached.
Justine
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/16/uk.prince.william.engaged/index.html?hpt=C1
Princess Diana's son, Prince William, is engaged, and he gave his mother's old wedding ring to his fiancée. I do not understand why this story is on the front page of almost every news source. This is not an American story that educates the community about what is going on around them. Yes, it is news, but I don't think it is significant enough to be on the front page. I do not understand the priority of journalists some times. They are making this story a huge deal when there can be another story that will be beneficial for the public to know, but it has been overshadowed by Prince William and his engagement. Some of you may disagree, but I do not see what is the big deal.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/there-is-no-college-cost-crisis/?hp
ReplyDeleteI found this article on the NY Times website. It is an opinion piece in the blog portion of the times website. It deals with the cost of college crisis. I felt this was one of the better opinion pieces I have read because although the writer has his own theories he talks to professionals with a lot of knowledge about the topic. It was well researched and a very good read especially for people going to college and involved with colleges.