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Presentation about Chapter 4 Journalism of Verification
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Journalism of Verification
Taylor Lansford, Christie Richmond, Lauren Jones.
What is it?
“In the end, the discipline of verification is what separates journalism from entertainment,
propaganda, fiction, or art.... Journalism alone is focused first on getting what happened down
right..”• Having credible sources • Always checking your facts
Activity
-National enquirer -People -Star -New York times Each group take 5 min to read the article and talk about what they notice about the sources.
Main Points of chapter 4
• Objectivity
• Transparency
• Originality
foundation of the discipline of verification....
• Never add anything that was not there.• Never deceive the audience.• Be transparent about your methods and
motives.• Rely on your own original reporting.• Exercise humility.
Objectivity
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtDJ6Ay4QMw&feature=related
• Being unbiased reporting the straight facts. • consistent method of testing information• precisely so that personal and cultural biases would
not undermine the accuracy of their work.• The method is objective, not the journalist. Seeking
out multiple witnesses, disclosing as much as possible about sources, or asking various sides for comment, all signal such standards.
• Accuracy
Transparency
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCckvZ59FQA• disclose as much as you can about your
sources • ambiguous sources• Look at both sides of a story
Jayson Blair
• Worked for the NY Times • Fabricated stories• Lost his job as a journalist • Lost all reputation he had• Has never worked in journalism again
Originality
• Do your own work and do it for your self • Find the facts on your own • Don’t look to other media • Lose credibility
Can’t trust Rumors
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXiaHydkAU
Accuracy is our journalistic Grail.
• Reputation • Keeping a job• Being trusted in the field…by your audience
and co workers
THE ENDDDDD
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