Issues Facing Journalism.

This 3-page assignment

is due on April 20.

In print in class.

ANDThrough SafeAssign.

Papers not submitted in hard copy in class are considered late.

Issues Facing Journalism?

• Find an issue facing journalism: look for a journalistic ethics question.

• Study what was written about the situation.

• See how the media handled the situation.

Form an opinion on how you think the media behaved.

Issues Facing Journalism?• What did the media do?• Did they do the right

thing? Why?• How should they have

handled the situation?• How could the media

avoid future situations?

Issues Facing Journalism?• Think about the newsworthiness criterianewsworthiness criteria: is the event

newsworthy? Is it timely, within proximity, relevant, etc?• Is it news?• What is the source? Is the source reliable?• Have other outlets handled similar situations in the past? Or even

this time?• Did they follow the

principles ofprinciples ofjournalismjournalism?

Things you need to do:

• It starts by finding an appropriate topicappropriate topic (try the blog!) and explaining it.

• Pose a questionPose a question: “Should the media report on the extramarital affairs of politicians?”

• Explain whywhy it is an ethical dilemma.• Explain howhow the media handled the situation.• Discuss how the media has handled similar similar

situationssituations.• Discuss the newsworthiness criterianewsworthiness criteria AND the

principles of journalismprinciples of journalism.

Offer your opinions about whether the outlets handled the situation properly, and if

not, how you feel they should have handled it.

Cite at least 3 sources.

The first is where the ethical dilemma originates from.

This needs to be 3 full pages.

Plus a works cited page.

In print in class.

ANDThrough SafeAssign.

Papers not submitted in hard copy in class are considered late.

There are journalism ethics issues constantly.

Try the poynter.org website that is linked on the blog.

In print in class.

ANDThrough SafeAssign.

Papers not submitted in hard copy in class are considered late.

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As are these notes.