James Foley's Video Analysis

The job of a journalist has always been highly scrutinized. For years, the question of what and how a journalist should deliver information has been analyzed. However, despite the many theories, it has always been a clear consensus that journalists have an obligation to truth above all. However, there are many cases where a journalist may not know how far to go in order to deliver that truth. Of course, a journalist must always operate within legal limits, however, again some cases have blurred lines. A case that demonstrates these blurred lines between the legal and illegal, as well as the need to deliver truth, is a case between the Rolling Stone and their use of illegal music links.

(Attention Getter) B. While many may see investigative journalism as essential and an expression of our first amendment rights, when over sensationalized it can cast a dark cloud over an entire country.

The mass media is responsible for providing the general public with information regarding current events and issues that are occurring in the world. In addition, journalists have the ability to influence and impact individuals’ ideologies about certain topics by the way they present the information, either in a positive or negative manner (Beckford 1994). On the other hand, scholarship strives to methodologically and critically study and analyze a phenomenon in order to present factually correct information. Furthermore, this paper will discuss the difference between journalism and scholarship, and will use the tragic incident that occurred at Waco as an example to illustrate each fields differences in discussing/reporting the events that unfolded.

There’s an overwhelming number of sources for news to reach the public. There is Fox news, CNN, BBC, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Propublica (a non-profit), and NPR, just to name eight. All these news sources impact our daily lives as we make tough decisions on things like who our president will be, what kind of food we eat or don’t eat, or what kind of people we like or don’t like. Some journalism exposes things that other people don’t want exposed. This type of journalism is called Muckraking. Jessica Mitford, an investigative journalist, described muckraking in her book, Poison Penmanship: The Art of Muckraking, as high honor in the world of journalism. Muckraking must be disassociated with the term “bad journalism”, it

What this paper seeks to address are the differences and underlying reasons in media coverage and national perceptions, as demonstrated by the case of Bergdahl and Shalit. Despite the remarkable similarities between the two stories of their captivity and release, why did each play out so differently in their countries’ respective media outlets? These two cases can help us understand what role the media plays in delivering the news and how certain news is framed and for what purpose. It also demonstrates the role that partisan coverage plays in the current media environment and how those narratives define perceptions of the event and essentially tell the viewer what to believe, instead of giving them information to make their opinions.

Media Affects of the Vietnam War War is truly a horrific event that unfortunately occurs in our world frequently. There are a variety of ethical questions surrounding war, such as how much should citizens know about the fighting? When it comes to reporting the news, it is the goal of the network to report the news first. The benefit to this is people will turn to them first when it comes to breaking stories. However if the news is delivered based on speed and not accuracy this can be harmful to society. War is a very serious event and should not be taken lightly. Therefore, reporters must make sure facts are correct and unbiased. In both the Vietnam War and our current war we see reporters going to extreme measures to be the first

Today, news organizations are re-examining coverage of violent stories, such as the Virginia Tech massacre. Some are deciding that even when video is available, it is too graphic to put on TV.

The article “ The Reality of a Fake Image” talks about The Los Angeles Times photojournalist Brian Walski’s fabricated photograph of the British soldier and a Iraqi man carrying his child.  In the photo the soldier was motioning to a crowd of people to stay down to avoid nearby fighting while a man carrying a child stands up and moves toward him. After the image was featured on many US newspapers, they come to find out that the image was a composite of two different images cobbled together. Walski was fired immediately along with other journalist who commented publicly. In the article, Carlson examines the efforts to define and understand Walski’s transgression and the trade press discourse responding to the incident. He starts off talking

When reporting on terrorism, the media function as a double-edged sword. They assure terrorists that their grievances will receive public attention; yet they also can mobilize public opinion against the arbitrary use of violence by stripping terrorism of its "romantic veneer" and exposing its violent underpinnings to public scrutiny.20 ' The proposed general industry guidelines should minimize the harms from publicizing terrorist events while maximizing the speech interests vital to a democratic society (Moffitt, 1998). In previous decades, the journalistic mission was to report the news as it actually happened, with fairness, balance, and integrity; Profit gaining motives associated with journalism have forced much of today's television news to look to the spectacular, the stirring, and the controversial as news stories. It's no longer a race to break the story first or get the facts right. Instead, it's to acquire good ratings in order to get advertisers, so that profits soar. The goals of terrorists are not solely confined to winning the attention of the masses. In addition to that, through the media, they aim to publicize their political causes, inform both friends and foes about the motives for terrorist deeds, and explain their rationale for resorting to violence

Being in the twenty-first century, it is almost inevitable to not have media be a major aspect of one's life. With this in mind, the characters that make this possible are the news outlets who are actively present in politics and every detail that occurs within the government. Such news outlets include MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN, who over the past week have reported on the controversy over the deaths of four American soldiers who were killed by Islamic extremists in Niger. Such controversy has been receiving great attention from these news outlets due to the Trump administration delaying any sort of statement towards the attack and fatalities, especially on President Trump, who has not publicly himself said a word on behalf of this causality.

Dependent on the situation, this definition For example, in 2003, on Fox News, Geraldo Rivera – while not officially an embed -- revealed certain key details of military operations in Iraq which led to the Pentagon removing him from theater. This case highlights the issues surrounding reporters in an active conflict.

Adam Savage’s video has reminded me of a similar experience I’ve had a couple years ago. Savage mentioned how pop culture, especially movies, had influenced him to create sculptures and other art forms. He made a cardboard spaceship when he was young because he wanted his own Millennium Falcon as

Introduction As one looks through recent histories of the media, it quickly becomes apparent that there has been an influx of controversies regarding the freedom of the press. Considering the age of America, and the state of current technology, it is understandable why it is now reaching such discrepancies. In particular, the decisions leading up to the conviction of Theodore Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, is one of much dispute. By taking a closer look that this case 's situation, values applied, principles upheld, and loyalties owed, one might be able to have a clear understanding of what ethical decisions should have been taken in regard to the media.

When it comes down to an American killing an American, the media is not allied with the terrorist. In many cases the television and newspaper crews serve to work directly against the militia

Many aspects of an image are considered by news agencies to decide if the image is suitable for a publication. The decision-making process of publishing images of graphic content varies by publication, and not all publication take the same position. For the Associated Press it was ethical to publish photographer Julie Jacobson’s image of Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard in the Afghanistan war.