Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Myths?
Journalists should be protected by a wall between business and news Independence requires journalists to be neutral Journalists take it as a given that they work in the public interest
Free Society
Societies that want to suppress freedom must rst suppress the press, they do not, interestingly, have to suppress capitalism e.g., Singapore, China
Lippmann vs Dewey
Lippmann-gap between journalists and public
Citizens are like theatre-goers who arrive in the middle of the third act and leave before the last curtain, staying just long enough to decide who is the hero and who is the villain.
Dewey-Agreed with the faults identied by Lippmann (p. 22) but said, the goal of democracy was not to manage public affairs efciently, rather, it was to allow people to develop to their fullest potential.
Sunday, January 22, 12
A New Role
Help arm the public with tools to perform more active citizenship Help audience make order of whats available Veriability Does the reader have the time to do this themselves? Do they care if they dont have the time?
USA TODAY
1.8 Million Circulation easy to read and comprehend stories Only cover stories have jumps National news only
Mind of a journalist
Whats a nice person like me doing in a place like this?
Why journalism?
Like to read, write, tell stories Intense curiosity Desire to contribute to society Independent Getting inside to nd out things rst Generalist
Why now?
There is still a demand for journalism Journalism needs youhelp develop the future Journalism will be better than ever
Mind of a journalist
Whats it like being a journalist? Whats opinion got to do with it? Whats ethical? How do I balance journalism with my faith? How do I balance journalism with celebrity?
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