'Code Of Ethics In Sarah Koenig's Serial'

The podcast “serial” by Sarah Koenig, the narrator, is about the murder of Hae min Lee, an 18 year old high school student, who was murdered by her ex boyfriend, Adnan Syed. However she encounters evidence that may say otherwise. Adnan is guilty of the crime because his stories had inconsistencies like about the car ride, the day Hae went missing, and how he took the breakup.

The Cover-Up of Adnan Syed's Guilt and Sarah Koenig's Bias. If all the evidence is explicitly there, why would a murderer be portrayed as innocent? January 13, 1999, in Baltimore, Maryland; Hae Min Lee, a high school student, left school and was later murdered by her boyfriend Adnan Syed. Although many people have retold this story, the version that has gained the most widespread recognition is Sarah Koenig's podcast Serial. This retelling depicts the accused, Adnan, as innocent and villainizes others like Jay Wilds, who testified against him.

The podcast Serial, hosted by Sarah Koenig, follows the riveting murder mystery of Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School who was admired by many. The prime suspect was her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, with whom she had broken up prior to her death. Throughout the series, Koenig analyzed court transcripts and investigated the prosecution’s evidence in order to determine whether or not Syed’s incarceration was justified. Due to the absence of firm evidence and the numerous inconsistencies in the state’s allegations, Adnan Syed is not guilty in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

In the ethics of journalism, the debate between objectivity and subjectivity has been discussed countless times. The way a journalist writes their article affects the way the reader will react to it, since objectivity can never truly be achieved. In Rebecca Skloot’s book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot’s work is more subjective than objective because no matter how

However, in addition to natural biases from the jurors of Adnan’s case, there was an overwhelming amount of islamophobia and other cultural biases from multiple jurors. One of those jurors, William Owens, stated, “I don’t feel religion was why he did what he did. It may have been culture, but I don’t think it was religion… I know in some cultures women are second class citizens and maybe that’s what it was…” In William’s comment it is clearly seen that despite denying Adnan’s religion playing any role, he is using the word culture as a synonym of religion. Furthermore, During the bail proceedings, Vicki Wash, the prosecutor, tried to influence this bias by making completely outlandish statements such as, “It’s our position your honour that if you issue a bail, then you are issuing him a passport under these circumstances to flee the country.” And, “We have information from our investigation that the defendant has an uncle in Pakistan, and he has indicated that he can make people disappear.” She later apologized in a letter to the judge withdrawing her statements and admitting the falsity of her claims. That letter was unseen by the jury. Ultimately her testimony made them confirm any cultural or religious biases they had against

Sarah Koenig, author, composer, and detective of “serial” a podcast about the case of Adnan Syed, gave me the choice to decide who committed the crime. After careful examination, I have decided that he didn’t commit the crime. Jay was a low life criminal, the guy you go to when you get in trouble, but

In Sarah Koenig’s Serial, Adnan Syed has proven to anyone listening that he is guilty of murdering Hae Min Lee by denying any recollection of the day in question, manipulating his audience and Ms. Koenig herself, and by having all evidence point the finger in his direction. Mr. Adnan Syed was just 17 years old in 1999 when he was accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Adnan maintains that he has no memory whatsoever of what happened that day on January 13th, 1999. “I mean,

The podcast Serial, hosted by Sarah Koenig, follows the riveting murder mystery of Hae Min Lee, a well-loved senior at Woodlawn High School. The prime suspect was her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, with whom she had broken up prior to her death. Throughout the series, Koenig analyzes court transcripts and investigates the prosecution’s evidence in order to determine whether or not Syed’s incarceration was justified. Due to the absence of physical evidence and numerous inconsistencies in the state’s allegations, Adnan Syed is innocent in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

What are these wrongdoings you ask? Kang claims that Serial is not so much about the cold case it is investigating, but more so the producer and narrator, Sarah Koenig’s, fixation on the case. He also believes that while Koenig may be well intentioned, she is interpreting and making assumptions on facts of the lives of people within minority communities involved with the case. Another writer, Yang asserts that This American Life’s method of narrative journalism displays “cultural clumsiness” (Yang qtd. Friedersdorf). Friedersdorf argues that these allegations

Numerous post-9/11 television ential the issue of stereotyping and discrimination against Muslims. The many programs showed the ugly side to the justification of prejudices. American-studies scholar Evelyn Alsultany says, "The right to be racist and suspicious of Arab and Muslim Americans is affirmed and the government practices to profile racially, detain, deport, and terrorize Arabs and Muslims are accepted."

The reporter obtained this private information from a temporary employee at the private clinic, which I would consider an untraditional method of gathering information. There are laws set in place that help regulate what kind of information is private, and medical records are included in this list. Therefore, legally, the employee should not have released his girlfriend’s information. While the reporter cannot be responsible for the wrongdoings of his or her source, the reporter should have considered the importance of this information and the necessity of its publication. Information pertaining to a woman’s medical history is not information that is vital for the public to be aware of, despite the fact that she is dating an active opponent of abortions. Even further, by publishing this personal information, the reporter showed a blatant disregard for the effect the publication may have on the woman. While she is dating a public figure, she is a private citizen, and has more rights to control the information released about her. Health records are considered closed, and as such, most citizens do not have a right to access this information. The reporter should have balanced the importance of publishing the information against the harm it may have caused to the girlfriend and adjusted his or her level of intrusiveness accordingly. Furthermore, by following a tip given by one of Jones’s liberal opponents, the reporter was not acting independently, which ultimately calls into questions the motivations and validity of his publication. While one could argue that the public has the right to know that Jones is potentially a hypocrite, the information released is not specifically pertaining to a choice that he made. This reporter actively chose to reveal very personal information about a private citizen who

The issue of religious bias and stereotype now obtain around the world, including America, which led to social differentiation, crimes and their ethnic identity. This phenomenon may bring an impact on court decision because of their bias toward the religion. Stereotype of religion have affected the defendant, which should not be used against the defendant because stereotype is an unfair belief. In the Serial podcast, the murder of Hae Min Lee has caused worldwide attention and discussion. A 17 years old teenage boy, Adnan Syed, has been convicted to the first degree murder. Adnan is born in a Muslim family from Pakistan, people assumed that Adnan must be a Muslim because of his parent 's faith. His Muslim identity has been repeated and emphasized in the podcast and trial, this factor may affect his court of decision due to the stereotype of Muslim. Religious profiling may have affected Adnan Syed 's trial in 1990 due to his religion and his Muslim character is being portrayed by religious stereotype which exposed the attitude towards Muslims in the United States.

It is common knowledge that the topic of race is being examined all over the world. Frequently, more efforts are made through formation of policies, enactment of laws, and abolition of practices to obliterate racial discrimination. The pace of success of this endeavor is being delayed by the media because the media constantly portrays race in an inappropriate and derogatory manner. A race as described by Yolanda. T. Moses is a group of people who share similar and unique characteristics, while racial stereotypes are automatic and mental pictures held about all members of a particular social group. When people are stereotyped racially, they do not take into account individual differences .The media’s poor understanding of the true meaning of race has been communicated to the general public, making people think race is a biological phenomenon whereas it is socially and culturally constructed (Moses 735) and this has caused the increase in racial stereotypes by media’s continuous portrayal of negative stereotypes of different races all over the world.

In the Journalists’ Code of Ethics is implemented to the media to keep the reporting of all journalists fair and non-judgemental. The professional standards

The Serial podcast, hosted by Sarah Koenig, is about the murder of young Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee. Hae was a smart, ambitious, and outgoing young lady taken from this world too soon. Sarah Koenig and the podcast takes us through the ins and outs of typical and unusual teenager behavior to try and uncover something unseen in this case. Adnan Syed, the now convicted murder, and Jay Wilds, the state’s only witness, are the key people of this story. I believe Adnan’s innocence should be maintained because Jay’s story should not have been used for evidence, there was not enough evidence to even arrest Adnan, and Adnan had a trustworthy alibi.