This paper will summarize and analyzes the 1937 Newspaper article “Amelia’s Voice Heard by Amateur Radio Operator”. With this summery and analysis this paper will prove this article contains three traits required for a good primary source. First, the author must write the source within the same general period as the historical event. Second, the must contain both reputable and accurate information. Finally, the source must contain a certain amount of quality required for a good primary source. This paper will prove this article, “Amelia’s Voice Heard by Amateur Radio Operator”, possesses these three traits.
In the 1937 newspaper, article “Amelia’s Voice Heard by Amateur Radio Operator”, The Atchison Daily Globe reports on two Los Angeles amateur radio operators who claimed they heard Earhart transmit a distress signal at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time. The article expresses doubt about these clams using the statement “[In] San Francisco, however, a coastguard station reported at noon Eastern Standard Time it had received no word whatever although radio reception was unusually good” . The article also presents evidence supporting the two Radio operators, by explaining the amateur radio operators, “interpreted radio signals as placing the plane adrift near the equator between Gilbert Islands and Howland Island” . The article also, reports, because of this possible transmission from Earhart caused action, “the navy department ordered the battleship Colorado with three planes aboard, to begin a search from Honolulu, where it arrived yesterday ”.
The article then concludes by providing insight on Earhart’s stepmother and her feelings on the latest news. The article includes a quote from Earhart’s stepmother, “If she is in trouble an...
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...the level of in the article may be higher than first thought. This is because Atchison Kansas is actually Earhart’s hometown . This causes this article’s unbiasedness to come into question, but this does not completely negate the Accuracy and quality of the source. This does however mean that this source will require more support from other reliable sources to counter any possible bias that may be present.
This paper has summarized and analyzed the 1937 Newspaper article “Amelia’s Voice Heard by Amateur Radio Operator”. With this summery and analyses this paper has proved that this article contains the three major traits required for a good primary source. First, be written within same general period as the historical event. Two, contain both reputable and accurate information. Finally, contain a certain amount of quality required for a good primary source.
Secondary sources of literature are primarily written by journalists and does not report an original finding, but rather relies on an original source to provide information that can be used as background material. To use it correctly, one must first distinguish it from primary sources and understand that secondary sources alone cannot sufficiently and
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In Jonathan Choi’s article “In a Defense of Newspapers” Choi attempts to persuade his audience that newspapers need to be valued and protected as important news sources. Choi uses various rhetorical devices to increase the persuasiveness of his argument. Choi uses evidence in the form of data and examples, a humorous and entertaining tone, and ethos to convince his readers that newspapers need to be protected.
Marie, who is a product of an abusive family, is influenced by her past, as she perceives the relationship between Callie and her son, Bo. Saunders writes, describing Marie’s childhood experiences, “At least she’d [Marie] never locked on of them [her children] in a closet while entertaining a literal gravedigger in the parlor” (174). Marie’s mother did not embody the traditional traits of a maternal fig...
Clare Booth Luce uses the introduction of her speech to set the stage up for constructive criticism over the tendency of American press to sacrifice journalistic integrity in favor of perceived of the perceived public demand for sensational stories.
Flight 19 left the Fort Lauderdale Airport at 2:10 p.m. on December 5, 1945. At 3:40 p.m. Lieutenant Robert Cox noticed his radio begin to crackle. The transmission seemed to be directed to 'Powers.' The person identified himself as FT-28, the call sign for Flight 19. FT-28 radioed that both of his compasses were out, and he was trying to find land.(Kusch)
The field of mass media and journalism was built by the people to spread news across the globe in hopes of having a broader idea of government, conflicts and life as a whole. Since 59 B.C. when the first newspaper, Acta Diurna, was published in Rome, the field has been dominated by males. Men were considered to be fit for reporting because they were allowed to have an education and through social standards, seen as the only dominating factor when broached with an important decision or for an expert opinion on any topic. After equality within education started effecting the social norms, women began to branch out of the standards they were previously hindered by to become more forceful in competition with jobs, pay and intelligence. Through these changes, pushed along by war and protests, various areas of the work force slowly began to integrate women as part of their company communities. The field of mass media has been changed drastically through incorporating women, such as Nellie Bly, into the communications field and using their perspectives to get new angles for stories and in turn, improving investigative journalism and societal normalities.
screaming, “ God why do you hate me are you calling me back so you and dad can hear me cry and listen to my pain to laugh at all ive ever did was be the best daughter I can be by getting good grades, behaving and looking picture perfect just like you wanted me to are you liking the satisfaction of what is going on what on earth is wrong with you?You're my parents you're supposed to love me and be proud of me for doing my best but this is what I get for trying to be the daughter you always wanted!” Amelia sighs exasperated when Andrew says ,“Wow that was amazing that took major guts admitting that to me.”Amelia is so shocked she looks like she has just seen a ghost when she says, “I am so sorry I didn't mean to take out my anger and frustration
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Kovach and Rosenstiel (2007) outline several common indicators for good journalism in their book The Elements of Journalism. The first of which is the truth. In order for the public to be able to make a good decision regarding any given topic, the journalist must put forth reliable and accurate facts. The process of “journalistic truth” starts with professional discipline of gathering and verification of facts (Kovach et al., 2007). Then a good journalist will attempt to convey this fair and reliable account of their meaning which would also be subject to future investigating. Transparency is important in good journalism allowing the reader to form their own conclusions as it pertains to any given event or set of circumstances. Regardless of a corporation which would have to answer to its shareholders, publishers of journals ultimately are to show allegiance to citizens always seeking to put public interest ahead of their own self-interests. It is with this that I offer this concern regarding the recent journalism effort put forth in the Villa Grove News over the past few months.
McCartney, J. (1997). News lite. In B. Levy & D.M. Bonilla (Eds.), The power of the press (pp. 44-54). New York: The H.W. Wilson Company.
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Newspapers have been seen to be a reliable source since 1704, this was an American newspaper called the Boston newsletter. Britain's population is around 60million, of these about 10 million read newspapers daily , and many million more read electronic newspapers. The amount of online newspapers created has doubled since 1999, and the amount of people viewing them has rose by a phenomenal 350%. I am going to analyse the statement that 'you cannot believe a word you read in newspapers'' and aim to produce a balanced argument.
This contribution is on the aspect of editing and reviewing in mass communication. Editing refers to the art of making necessary corrections and reviewing is the aspect of rereading an article to identify these mistakes. Before Elizabeth was recognized a preview and editing was conducted based on the article. Through these acts, a new technique was introduced into mass communication. This technique was the review and editing (Whit, Pg.11). Therefore through Nellie Bly, new opportunities in the field of mass communication emerged such as editing and re-reading. Important to point out is that this contribution was however not intended since it was as a result of the mistakes detected in Bly’s
The term citizen journalism or public journalism has spread widely around world as it has been connected to publishing the news and information. It can be defined simply as an alternative source of news which is produced and published by the general public. The concept of citizen journalism is not a new phenomenon and it has started long time ago. What has changed is the importance and the prevalence of the citizen journalists as an alternative source of information and news worldwide. There is an argument whether citizen journalism has transferred the news positively or negatively. Some experts argue that citizen journalism has many disadvantages such as lack of credibility and low objectivity which make it unreliable source of news comparing to traditional media. However, others support the citizen journalism because it has important advantages like promoting democratization of society and increase the speed of news. Therefore, this essay will argue that citizen journalism has apparently positive aspects in promoting democratization by removing corrupted regimes and being the first in providing media coverage.