I was watching PBS and they had a special on the police corruption that occurred in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. They mentioned in the piece an article by ProPublica reporter A. C. Thompson in which Thompson investigates the brutal murder of Henry Glover by police officers. The article led to a federal investigation and justice for the family. I thought this was worth a look, especially since we have been watching movies about reporters finding the truth and helping the public in their own journey to the truth. http://www.propublica.org/article/body-of-evidence
And the battle between NPR and FOX continues! I find this entire network war more amusing than anything else, but I also think it brings to light some important issues not only about journalism but about the way that citizens see journalists. The FOX News chairman recently said that NPR execs are "Nazis" and just apologized for the statement:
What's interesting about the apology is that it was sent to the Anti-Defamation League, not NPR. So what's the point? This whole thing feels like a turf war that's being fought by five year-olds. This link is only a brief on Huffington Post, but it links to some related articles and gets to the point pretty well.
A handful of sportswriters still feel that Felix Hernandez shouldn't have won the Cy Young due to the fact that he had only 13 wins. Murray Chass in particular is not happy with Hernandez winning due to the fact that many other pitchers had more wins than him, and another writer suggests that certain voters were bullied into voting that way because of columns calling anyone who didn't vote for Hernandez "stupid." This seems like a small controversy that has no backing to it to me, however.
I found this article to be somewhat confusing, trivial and very annoying. The headline of the piece says, "Growing numbers of complaints and ticket cancellations prompt refunding on a case-by-case basis." However, the article ends with saying that several airlines have not seen a rise in cancellations due to new security checks. The article basically reports that SOME people aren't happy with the new airport security and therefore SOME airlines are refunding passengers if they complain about it. This doesn't make sense. If anything, I would think flyers would want security that ensures that there is no possible way any harm could travel onto their flight. Like I said, I found this article annoying, while also interesting, and I think it definitely provides for a good debate.
I think this piece is a perfect example of an opinion journalism. The piece is transparent throughout and does not use any biased language at all. I think the political implications this piece triggers are very, very important. 9% is a large percentage of votes, and since it appears many of the 9& does not or has not chosen a side, the political campaigns in the near future (2012) will have to work with Hispanics in mind.
This story is about an investigation that is taking place to figure out how a 16 year old boy ended up dead on a man's lawn in front of his house. This story reminded me about the movie we are watching in class and how journalists almost have to play as police investigators in these scenarios to get the story. If information is not confirmed, many police officers do not like to give any information. It is a challenge for reporters to cover a story like this without becoming a nuisance to the police who are trying to figure out what happened themselves. both parties have to get the story so they might as well work hand in hand because journalists may be able to help police solve the case since they are very disciplined with getting accurate facts.
I found this in the NY Times blog section. I found this a very interesting topic for a blog, but what impressed me the most was the sources this person was able to gather. She talked to someone directly involved in the NBA and the collective bargaining agreement that is upon the NBA and its players. Article was very transparent.
This article from the Los Angeles Times talks about two girls from a Pennsylvania middle school who were suspended for wearing their “I heart boobies” wristbands to school on Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Please.
The reporter states that from California to Florida schools are banning these wristbands; saying they violate existing dress codes. Sounds like a lame excuse to me.
According to the article, some students and teachers are finding them offensive. Boys have been “overly enthusiastic about them,” telling girls they loved their boobies.
This is a freedom of speech issue and I quite frankly think these administrators have too much time on their hands. As a parent of elementary school children I think today’s teachers frequently over-step their boundaries.
When I want to have a glass of wine at the end of a long day, I don’t want to hear my kids tell me I’m a drug user and will see an early grave!
I thought this was funny and ironic how we spent so much time talking about how news outlets handle workers who show political bias, and how every organization handles it differently.
The thing about hiring a conservative blogger is that the Washington Post is a very smart organization, and I think we can expect a liberal blogger (if one isn't already employed) to be hired very soon. That seems to be the latest opinion craze - hiring opposing Op-Ed writers to clash and break down the faults of the other side.
But I thought this was just interesting because of all the hype we've been hearing about news outlets showing any form of political bias.
I was watching PBS and they had a special on the police corruption that occurred in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. They mentioned in the piece an article by ProPublica reporter A. C. Thompson in which Thompson investigates the brutal murder of Henry Glover by police officers. The article led to a federal investigation and justice for the family. I thought this was worth a look, especially since we have been watching movies about reporters finding the truth and helping the public in their own journey to the truth.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.propublica.org/article/body-of-evidence
And the battle between NPR and FOX continues! I find this entire network war more amusing than anything else, but I also think it brings to light some important issues not only about journalism but about the way that citizens see journalists. The FOX News chairman recently said that NPR execs are "Nazis" and just apologized for the statement:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/roger-ailes-apologizes-npr-nazis_n_785627.html
What's interesting about the apology is that it was sent to the Anti-Defamation League, not NPR. So what's the point? This whole thing feels like a turf war that's being fought by five year-olds. This link is only a brief on Huffington Post, but it links to some related articles and gets to the point pretty well.
http://deadspin.com/5696462/crazy-old-coots-still-bemoaning-felix-hernandezs-cy-young-award
ReplyDeleteA handful of sportswriters still feel that Felix Hernandez shouldn't have won the Cy Young due to the fact that he had only 13 wins. Murray Chass in particular is not happy with Hernandez winning due to the fact that many other pitchers had more wins than him, and another writer suggests that certain voters were bullied into voting that way because of columns calling anyone who didn't vote for Hernandez "stupid." This seems like a small controversy that has no backing to it to me, however.
http://www.salon.com/news/air_travel/index.html?story=/news/feature/2010/11/22/us_airlines_cancelations_1
ReplyDeleteI found this article to be somewhat confusing, trivial and very annoying. The headline of the piece says, "Growing numbers of complaints and ticket cancellations prompt refunding on a case-by-case basis." However, the article ends with saying that several airlines have not seen a rise in cancellations due to new security checks. The article basically reports that SOME people aren't happy with the new airport security and therefore SOME airlines are refunding passengers if they complain about it. This doesn't make sense. If anything, I would think flyers would want security that ensures that there is no possible way any harm could travel onto their flight. Like I said, I found this article annoying, while also interesting, and I think it definitely provides for a good debate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/opinion/23tues2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
ReplyDeleteI think this piece is a perfect example of an opinion journalism. The piece is transparent throughout and does not use any biased language at all. I think the political implications this piece triggers are very, very important. 9% is a large percentage of votes, and since it appears many of the 9& does not or has not chosen a side, the political campaigns in the near future (2012) will have to work with Hispanics in mind.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1298347&srvc=rss
ReplyDeleteThis story is about an investigation that is taking place to figure out how a 16 year old boy ended up dead on a man's lawn in front of his house. This story reminded me about the movie we are watching in class and how journalists almost have to play as police investigators in these scenarios to get the story. If information is not confirmed, many police officers do not like to give any information. It is a challenge for reporters to cover a story like this without becoming a nuisance to the police who are trying to figure out what happened themselves. both parties have to get the story so they might as well work hand in hand because journalists may be able to help police solve the case since they are very disciplined with getting accurate facts.
http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/saving-is-the-new-cool-in-n-b-a
ReplyDeleteI found this in the NY Times blog section. I found this a very interesting topic for a blog, but what impressed me the most was the sources this person was able to gather. She talked to someone directly involved in the NBA and the collective bargaining agreement that is upon the NBA and its players. Article was very transparent.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/20/opinion/la-ed-boobies-20101120
ReplyDeleteWell, apparently not everyone loves “boobies”.
This article from the Los Angeles Times talks about two girls from a Pennsylvania middle school who were suspended for wearing their “I heart boobies” wristbands to school on Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Please.
The reporter states that from California to Florida schools are banning these wristbands; saying they violate existing dress codes. Sounds like a lame excuse to me.
According to the article, some students and teachers are finding them offensive. Boys have been “overly enthusiastic about them,” telling girls they loved their boobies.
This is a freedom of speech issue and I quite frankly think these administrators have too much time on their hands. As a parent of elementary school children I think today’s teachers frequently over-step their boundaries.
When I want to have a glass of wine at the end of a long day, I don’t want to hear my kids tell me I’m a drug user and will see an early grave!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20101123/bs_yblog_thecutline/washington-post-hires-conservative-blogger
ReplyDeleteI thought this was funny and ironic how we spent so much time talking about how news outlets handle workers who show political bias, and how every organization handles it differently.
The thing about hiring a conservative blogger is that the Washington Post is a very smart organization, and I think we can expect a liberal blogger (if one isn't already employed) to be hired very soon. That seems to be the latest opinion craze - hiring opposing Op-Ed writers to clash and break down the faults of the other side.
But I thought this was just interesting because of all the hype we've been hearing about news outlets showing any form of political bias.