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| Showing exactly where journalists get their information from and how it was obtained so that viewers know exactly where the facts are coming from and can trust what the media is saying. In ethical situations, this can be applied to show viewers that the facts you are saying are credible and can be trusted |
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| Technology and reporting on consensus |
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| New forms of communication have made it a lot easier for people to put their opinions out there and receive and audience. This makes coming to a consensus impossible because there are so many views out there. Therefore, you will never be able to find or report on a consensus because people will always disagree. An example would be the user ‘Big Foot’ commenting about Obama being a Muslim |
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| Post-fact journalism and after the fact checking |
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| In the race to be first, news outlets release info before double-checking the facts. After they release it, they are forced to go back and check the facts. |
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| Graphic images on social media |
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| Twitter said it would deactivate accounts that posted pictures or videos on the beheading |
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Being neutral when reporting
Some believe this is impossible because reporters cannot fully remove themselves for their social lives, they have opinions and groups they support |
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Making up facts is worse than leaving out facts you learned
Do not sensationalize and use science experts to clarify facts |
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| Investigative journalists |
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| They have a different set of checks and balances, screen tips, weigh evidence, fit the pieces and evaluate the story |
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Members of the public can a limited scope of privacy rights when they are in a public place—except restrooms and dressing rooms—reasonable expectation for privacy
Weigh necessity and publics right to know; cause harm?’ obtain consent if necessary; be aware of suffering and stress; no funerals; graphic personal images |
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| Clarity, nuance and empathy—engages audience |
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With twitter you can live tweet events and update them as they develop, without having to put together a full news brief. You can also describe the scene at an event in detail
Journalists should use social media as a collection so that the audience can self-inform and contribute knowledge. Community over competition evokes more well rounded knowledge of a story because the media companies aren’t competing. Using hash tags helps people follow stories and self-inform
Operators that journalists use can restrict what they allow journalists to post if their shareholders don’t agree with it
Algorithms have inherent biases of the creators and they can get in the way
However, viral trends increase urgency and heighten need for fact checking |
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Journalists writing to get more page views and not to inform the public. They write stories that will catch more people’s attention but not necessarily inform them about the news.
A positive is that the public is reading more of what it wants
A negative is that journalists are too caught up in how many people are reading their story to get into the facts and the things people really need to know |
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| ABC/food lion case—hidden cameras |
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ABC reporters went undercover under fake names to get hired at food lion and use hidden cameras to expose them. However, they ended up trying to make a story out of nothing
Hidden cameras should be used rarely, only for stories with great public interest involving great harm to individuals or system failure; last resort |
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| ABC set up a situation where a white male was using tools to break a bike chain and steal a bike. They then had the same situation with a colored male dressed the same way. Both men were transparent about what they were doing and the point was to see if racial stereotypes still exist in society by how passersby reacted- the answer is yes |
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| Include an explanation with 5ws and context and source |
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| He attacked McCarthy/McCarthyism and it showed a reporter taking an opinion. A lot of people sided with him |
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| Internet providers cannot give preferential treatment to networks they own or people that pay extra—make all sites equal |
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Are they used frequently; can you find information to back up the sources claims; are they trustworthy; can you direct quote them; what is your relationship with the source; what is the sources motivation
Say no to event invites, don’t promise coverage, don’t accept anything |
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Most errors aren’t corrected and if they are then they aren’t clear or sincere, promoted or widespread
Have corrections pages on websites or have clear directions for how to report an error
There should be a corrections workflow in the newsrooms- a procedure of each persons job in correcting a story |
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| Is the subject of the story a public figure; more harm than benefit; did the subject insert themselves in the story |
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Reflex, fear, lack of history, avoidance- journalists of color take on the bulk of covering issues involving race because white journalists feel uncomfortable
Diversity in newsrooms is having diverse journalists covering stories, diversity across newsrooms is having different mediums that represent minorities; diversity in journalism vs. of journalism
Native American stereotypes- warriors, trouble makers |
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| They now have their own media websites and release PR packages instead of interviews with the new CEOS so that they can choose the framing |
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Paid media- marketing is bought
Earned media- marketing is chosen
Owned media- the corporation that owns the media company chooses the marketing and promotes itself—extra rules and values the media company has to follow |
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| Don’t do stories on friends or family; press junkets—all-inclusive trips from entities the reporters cover; don’t accept hospitality or gifts; don’t pay sources; don’t promise favorable coverage; be aware of opinions on social media affecting objectivity |
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