Mitchell  Moss,  a  lesson  of  a  communication  man      It’s   an   opportunity   that   might   not   come   before   a   very   long   time   for   the  journalism  students  at  IEJ  Marseille.  On  November  13,  Mitchell  Moss,  spokesman  for  the  United  States  Embassy  in  Paris,  came  to  Marseille,  to  give  a  “conference”  with   French   students.   The   purpose   of   this   conference?   Learning   how   the  relations  with  journalists  and  an  embassy  works  for  sure,  but  it’s  also  a  good  way  for  the  students  to  realise  how  those  kind  of  men,  spokesman  are  always  trying  to  manipulate  you,  to  make  you  think  what  they  want  you  to  think.    As  journalists,  they’ll  always  have  to  deal  with  men  like  him,  all  day  long,  so  it’s  a  really  good  exercise.  As  soon  as  the  conference  begins,  Mitchell  Moss  is  all  about  the  seduction.  Tall,  smiling,  he  impress  by  is  attitude.  And  he  immediately  gives  the  tone,  “The  conference  will  be  off  the  record.  I’m  allowed  to  speak  to  journalists  only”  Maybe  a  blessing  in  disguise  for  the  students,  because  if  they  can’t  use  an  repeat  what  happened  during  the  conference,  the  discussion  is  less  conventional.  And   Mitchell   Moss   announces,   “If   I   can’t   answer,   I   say   it,   I   don’t   lie”   The  conference   can   begin.   If   the   students   don’t   seem   to   be   really   comfortable   and  don’t  ask  a   lot  of  questions,   the  spokesman  does  his  show,   jokes,  anecdotes,  he  seems  to  be  doing  everything  he  can  to  “put   the  students   in  his  pocket”.  And   it  apparently   works,   because,   as   far   as   the   conference   goes   on,   the   IEJ   students  seem  to  be  more  comfortable  and  ask  finally  some  questions.    “In  Iraq  (…),  We  could  have  done  a  better  job”  The   NSA   scandals   took   obviously   lots   of   time   and  Mitchell  Moss   answer   truly  about  that,  “my  government  made  an  mistake  because  we  did  not  protect  yourself  enough,   but   Edward   Snowdon   is   really   the   responsible.   By   giving   away   al   those  information  he  broke  an  oath,  and  that’s  illegal”.    As  he  speaks  about  that,  there’s  still   a   bit   of   bitterness   in   is   Voice.   “To  make   sure   something   like   that   does   not  happen   again,   we   need   to   find   a   balance,   should   we   or   should   we   not   trust  journalists”.    The  conference  ends  of  a  strange  tone.  If  Mitchell  Moss  made  it  pretty  clear  at  the  beginning   “I’m   here   to   represent   the   US   government,   I   can’t   give  my   personal  opinion”.  Maybe  it  was  because  it  was  off  the  record,  or  maybe  he  was  a  little  bit  to   comfortable   but   it   he   gave   his   opinion   on   a   very   controversial   subjects,   “I  Believe  that  the  reasons   for  us  to  go   in   Iraq  was  not  extremely  strong”.  We  could  have  done  a  better  job”.    After   more   than   an   hour,   Mitchell   Moss,   wishes   good   luck   to   the   future  journalists  and  what  we  can  really  remember  of  the  conference,  “In  America,  the  freedom  of  the  press  is  one  of  the  most  important  things  for  our  democracy  to  keep  working.   That’s   why   US   journalists   allowed   themselves   to   say   what   they   really  want,  not  like  n  France  where  they  censure  themself.”  It  might  give  some  ideas  to  the  future  journalist.    

Guillaume  LOPEZ    

The  Daily  Mississippian,  just  the  good  way  to  learn      

How  are  we  supposed  to  form  future  journalists?  For  some  people,  the  studying  must  be  theoretical;   journalists   need   to   have   a   great   general   culture,   about   art,   sport,   politic,  economy…  And  it’s  hard  to  argue  with  that.  But  certain  person  believes  that  journalism  must  be  learning  on  the  field.  So  In  the  last  few  years,  a  lot  of  new  schools  were  created,  teaching   students   to   become   journalists   with   a   practical   approach.   For   example,   The  Meek  School  of  Journalism  and  New  Media  at  The  University  of  Mississippi.  Created  in…  this  school  hired  a  lot  of  professionals  journalists  to  become  teachers.  It  is  the  same  base  as   the  French   school   IEJ   in  Marseille.  But   there   is   one  big  difference  between   the   two  schools.  The  Meek  school  has  a  university  newspaper,  written  and  made  by  the  students.  And  IEJ  does  not.    How  is  it  possible?  How  come  a  journalist  school  that  wants  to  form  his  students  to  be  professional  as  soon  as  they  come  out  the  school,   if   there’re  is  not  a  school  newspaper,  where  students  can  already  work  as  journalists  all  year  long?  It’s  true  that   students   at   IEJ   can   do   an   internship   in   a   various  media   but   as  well   as   the  Meek  school  students.  And  at  the  Meek  school,  students  must  do  an  internship  but  can  also  work  in  the  Daily  Mississippian.   According   the   secretary   redaction   Emy   Saxton:   “Working   in   the   school  daily,  is  a  great  opportunity  for  the  students.  It  gives  them  good  experiences  and  skills  for  their   futures   jobs”.   At   least   one   hundred   students,  works   at   the   newspapers,   and   they  change  every  months.   It's  also  a  good  way  to  make  a   little  money.   In  fact,   the  students  are  paid  10  dollars  by  article.  It’s  not  much  but  it’s  still  better  than  internship  were  you  may   not   be   paid.   The   school   prints   13500   newspapers   per   day.   Which   is   just  unbelievable   for  a  university  media.  The   journal   is   free,   and   “it’s  for  students  and  local  communities”,  explain  Emy.    The  Daily  Mississippian  comes  out  every  day  of   the  week.  There’s   just   some  period  of  the   year,   like   spring   break   or   Christmas,   that   the   newspapers   does   not   come   out,  because  all  the  students  are  in  vacation.  It  also  has  a  online  version,  created  in  1996.  But   the  Daly  Mississippian   is   not   the   only  media   of   the   college.   There   is   also   a   radio,  named   Radio   Rebel.   “There’s   also   a   lot   of   students  working   for  Radio   rebel”,   adds   Emy  Saxton.    The  Meek   school   is   a  way   ahead   IEJ,   but   the   French   college   is   still   young,   and   full   of  talents.  Only  three  years  of  existence  and  the  school  has  already  won  “Défi  L’EXPRESS”  once  and  they  are  in  a  really  good  position  to  make  it  double.  They  still  have  a  lot  to  do  to  become  as  great  as   the  Meek  School,  but  maybe  someday,  with  a   lot  of  courage  and  determination,   IEJ   would   have   his   own   newspaper,   where   the   students   would   be  working  and  taking  experiences  for  their  career.    

Guillaume  LOPEZ  IEJ  2A  

Wild  Cats,  ready  for  the  title?        

   Not   an   empty   seat   in   college   football   stadiums.   In   the   United   States,  Football   is   an   institution.   The   NFL   of   course   is   very   popular,   but   also  College   Football.   College   Football,   is   very   followed,   got   a   lot   of   Media  coverage   and   is   loved   by   football   fans   and   students.   There’re   even  videogames  about  college  football  teams.  While  in  France,  even  in  Soccer,  yet  most  popular  sport  in  the  country,  the  stadiums  are  unfortunately  empty.  On  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  there  are  no  such  problems.  Every  weekend,  college  football  stadiums  are  full  of   fans  and  students,  all  dressed  out  with  the  colors  of  their  favorites  team.  At  Bill   Snyder  Family  Football  Stadium,  of  Kansas  State  University,  the   purple   invade   every   weekend   the   campus.   The   Bill   Sander   Family  Stadium,  who  was   renovated   in   2006,   can  welcome   no   less   than   50,000  people.  Amazing  when  we  think  about  the  fact  that  is  just  College  Football.  Just   to  compare,   “La  Mosson”,  Montpellier   football  stadium,  which  by  the  way  was  the  French  champion  last  year,  can  welcome  only  32500  people.  In  fact,   in  Kansas,  student  are  vey  fond  of  the  Wild  Cats,  and  don’t  miss  a  single   game.   «  Every   student   follows   the   games   and   either   attends   or  watches   from   home.   The   stadium   sold   out   almost   every   game   so   yes   it   is  always  full”  said  Mandi  Mitchell,  student  in  chemistry  at  Kansas  State.  But,  not  only  current  students  follow  the  championship.  In  fact,  a  lot  of  people  follow   it,   like   teachers   and   also   former   students.   Jennifer   Butler,   who  graduated  last  year,  considers  herself  as  a  huge  fans  of  the  Wild  Cats.  And  this  years,  the  team,  has  a  really  good  chance  to  win  the  Bowl,  “We  are  actually  ranked  6th   in  the  nation  so  we  have  a  good  football  program  so  a  lot  of  people  support  us”,  he  adds.  It  could  be  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  school  to  win  the  championship.    Guillaume  LOPEZ        

Jayson'Blair''He'was' a' journalist'who'worked' for' the'New$York$Times' for'4' years.'While'he'was'studying'at'the'University'of'Maryland,'he'did'an'internship'at'the'New$York$Times,'and'he'work'alongside'Miss'Hernandez,'who'was'also'in'internship.''After'his'internship,'The'Times,'offered'him'a'job,'that'he'refused'in'a'first'time'but' finally'accept' in'1999.'For'his' colleague,'«'he$was$about$to$become$national$figure$and$enter$the$history$books…$»'A'great' future'was'given' to' this' journalist'but'we’ll'see'that'it'won’t'happen'and'for'good'reasons.''On'April'28'2003,'He'wrote'an'article'about'a'mother' living' in' the'wait'of' the'return' of' her' son' missing' in' Iraq.' Two' days' after' he' receive' a' call' from' Jim'Roberts,' the' editor' of'The'Times.'They' found,' some' similitudes'with' an' article'wrote'by'Miss'Hernandez'in'the'San$Antonio$Express?News,$ten'days'earlier.'After'an'investigation,'they'found'out'that'he'plagiarized'the'whole'article,'using'the' same'quotes'and'everything.'After' further' investigation,'we' found'out' that'most' of' his' works' were' just' invented.' 600' articles' that' he' wrote' were' fake'stories.''In'May'2003,'only'a'few'weeks'after'this'case,'Jayson'Blair'resigned'from'his'job'at'The$New$York$Times'and'returned'to'school.''To' apologize,' and' explain' to' their' readers,' The$ Times' wrote' a' huge' article' of'more'than'7,000'words'in'the'front'page.'At'the'beginning'of'the'article,'we'can'read,' «'A$ staff$ reporter$ for$ The$ New$ York$ Times$ committed$ frequent$ acts$ of$journalistic$ fraud$ while$ covering$ significant$ news$ events$ in$ recent$ months,$ an$

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my$own$not…”'or'any'stuff'like'this.'Afterwards,'he'wrote'a'book,'saying'his'side'of'his'story.'250,000'exemplars'were'printed'but'only'1,400'were'sold'in'the'first'nine'days.'He'must'have'been'a'little'bit'disappointed.''''What' journalism' lessons' that' we' can' learn' with' this' case.' That' we' can’t'plagiarize,'or'making'up'stories,'because'we’ll'always'get'caught.'It’s'wrong'and'against'journalistic'deontology.'And'is'it'why'we'want'to'become'a'journalist?'To'rewrite'what'other'people'wrote' in'a' first'place?'Or'to'make'up'stories?' If'you'want' to' make' up' a' good' story,' maybe' you' should' be' a' novelist' but' not' a'journalist.'Because'if'you'get'caught'and'you'will.'You’ll'embarrass'yourself,'your'newspaper'and'all'journalists'around'the'world.''

Guillaume'LOPEZ''

A"big"star"at"the"top"of"the"most"famous"and"tallest"Christmas"tree"of"the"world."

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""For" many" years" now," people" come" from" all" around" the" globe" to" admire" the"magnificent" Christmas" tree" in"New"York"City." And" this" year," the" tree"will" have"something"very"special."A"giant"star"made"of"stone"Swarovski"will"be"on"his"top"at"the"Rockefeller"Centre"Building.""How"I"could"treat"the"subject"in"Marseille:""I"would" talk" about" the"Christmas"decoration" in"Marseille."How"each" and" every"year"there"is"less"and"less"Christmas"decoration"in"our"city.""I"would"also"talk"about"the"fact"that"there"is"no"big"Christmas"Tree"in"Marseille."I"believe" that" it" could"be" a"place"where"people" could" go"on"Christmas"Eve" to"be"together."I"would"talk"also"of"the"economic"aspect."Of"course"decoration"cost"a"lot"of"money"but"in"New"York"some"people"come"for"Christmas"just"to"see"the"tree"and"it’s"so"nice." So"maybe" if"Marseille’s" Christmas" decoration"were"more" attractive,"more"people"would"come,"so"more"money."I"think"I"would"also"talk"about"secularism."Because,"yes"at"first"Christmas"was"a"religious" holidays" but" I" believe" that" nowadays," not" anymore." And" it’s" just" a"reason"and"occasion"to"offer"gifts"to"children"and"to"be"together."That’s"why"we"should"have"a"place"to"go"to"celebrate"Christmas"all"together.""To"do"my"article," I"would"call"City"Hall"and"talk" to"a"person"responsible"of" that"and" ask" him"why?"And" also"why" there" is" no" big" Christmas" tree" in"Marseille?" I"would"also"go"on"the"street"and"ask"people"if"they"would"like"more"decoration,"a"Christmas"tree."And"what"Christmas"mean"to"them."

Guillaume"LOPEZ"