Danika Worthington, a breaking news journalist with The Denver Post, reports on events which meet and exceed the credibility of the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. Worthington, a 2016 graduate of Arizona State University, writes short, to the point articles that adhere to the principles as stated in the SPJ Code of Ethics. In all of Worthington’s articles she, Seeks the Truth and Reports It, fairly and accurately. She, Minimizes Harm by letting the story tell itself. Acting Independently, she covers a variety of situations and stories with ethical journalism. Be Accountable and Transparent to the community in her writing factual details of people’s lives and experiences. In her article, DaVita adds female director, …show more content…
The SPJ Code of Ethics journalists, Minimize Harm, by treating the all people with due respect as human beings. A group of five female brewers came together to brew a product that enable them to donate funds to different organization which support community members at risk of losing their rights as human beings. The five versions of an imperial saison debuted on, Inauguration Day under the label, Makin Noise: A Pussy Riot Beer. Named after a Russian feminist band Pussy Riot, frontwoman, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, “reached to say she loved the …show more content…
This informative article lands Cirque du Soleil themed bikes into the Denver limelight. Tires cover depicts a scene from the Cirque de Soleil performance, “Luzia: A Waking Dream of Mexico.” A balancing act for commuters at a $2 for 24-hour membership. What deal! Bikes will be made available at the Pepsi Center. Just the facts, ma’am in snippet of an article. Clearly Worthington applies the SPJ Code of Ethics when reporting on this local news story and reporting is at is most basic skill level. She distinguishes news from advertising in very simplistic manner giving due diligence to the B-cycle program while encouraging the public to take public transportation and lending support to a worthwhile event in downtown Denver. She very nicely reports on the paring of the prominently labeled sponsored content with an environmentally friendly ride to the event. The idea of riding a B-cycle to the very event the it’s sponsoring is both a privilege and an adrenaline rush. The article begs to be noticed and calls the public to action by not only biking to the event but by bringing a friend, bringing the family and at $2 a bike on this most special of days, well, there isn’t a better deal in
Dreams are there to make the illusion of the impossible, you must always strive to do the impossible. Two people have shown that it is possible to achieve the impossible, and those two people are Althea Gibson and Barbara Jordan, and those two people had done their absolute best to make sure that they make it, and to make sure they make they succeed in life. In the article Althea Gibson and Barbara C. Jordan, both written by Frank Lafe They were both faced with obstacles that didn't want them to succeed, they had dreams that had seemed impossible for them to be able to achieve at that time. Both of them had different environments that affected their future, the environments around people affect the person too. All of those describe the lives
In Rushworth Kidder’s book “How Good People Make Tough Choices,” Kidder provides a series of different methods, codes and examples of what being an ethical journalist could mean. He gives examples of different situations where a person’s ethics are tested and what would be a good way to deal with these situations. He starts by explaining the difference between things that are right-versus-right dilemmas, and those that are right-versus-wrong dilemmas.
A Bestselling author and co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” is a remarkably confident lady and TV-journalist Mika Brzezinski whose on-air protest between entertainment news & “hard news” received a large number of supports and fans’ responses on 26 June 2007 in which she had refused to read the news about a release of Paris Hilton from Jail rather she considered more important Senator Richard Lugar with President Bush on the war of Iraq breaking news. She stands on these issues rippled over the internet quickly and similar incidents continue on-air on July 7, 2010 on a report about Levi Johnston and Lindsay Lohan over hard news stories with the title “News you can’t use.”
On July 6, 2005, a federal judge ordered Judith Miller, journalist for the The New York Times, to jail. Miller was involved in the exposure of Valerie Plume as a CIA operative. In questioning, Miller invoked reporter’s privilege by refusing to disclose the identity of her sources, fueling fire to a heavily debated ethical issue in the field of journalism (Pinguelo, “A Reporter’s Confidential Source…Revealed?”). Successful journalism tells the truth to a public who has the right to know it. Journalists have the responsibility to tell us a story laden with facts and the more important responsibility of revealing the source of their information, right? Not necessarily. The right of journalists to keep their sources private has been a long-standing debate. The ethics in this debate are blurry. On one hand, it may be extremely important to the issue at hand that the source of information be known, as an argument could lose credibility otherwise. On the other hand, the source has the right as an American and an individual to remain anonymous. Isn’t it enough that he or she came forward with information at all? Judith Miller’s case garnered public attention and is just one example of many instances that raise the same, consistently debated question- how far can journalists go in protecting their sources and under what circumstances does withholding the identity of a source become unethical for either party involved? The answer to this question is obscure, but solvable. Journalists should have the right to protect to identity of a source unless the information they possess is for the greater good of the public or the situation at hand.
The 2006 Duke Lacrosse Case brought to light many of the issues and divisions currently plaguing our media sphere. This terrible act of injustice, which blamed three innocent Duke lacrosse players, Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans, for the rape of an African-American stripper, garnered extensive media attention that gripped America for almost an entire year (Wasserman, 3). Today, many scrutinze the media’s methods of covering the case, and deem that certain codes of ethics were not adhered to. Rather than remaining neutral, newspapers and TV outlets allowed themselves to “be used” by Mike Nifong, the former District Attorney for Durham and prosecutor of the case, by reporting only his version of the incident and investigation (11). While some newspapers like Newsweek and The News & Observer were relatively quick to recognize flaws in the investigation, many prominent outlets like The New York Times overlooked important evidence and published inaccurate information. In response to this, the Duke Lacrosse Case saw a huge rise in blog reporting, as many sought to uncover the truth. Conclusively, the media overstepped its boundaries when reporting on this particular case, demonstrating the compelling effects sensationalism has on the field of journalism.
Self-motivation and determination are two of the main ideals of being journalist. If a journalist does not have the desire to find and report a story, he has no career. A journalist depends on finding the facts, getting to the bottom of the story and reporting to the public, whether it’s positive or negative. Janet Malcom states in the book The Journalist and the Murderer, “Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.” (Malcolm, 3) Her starting words speak volumes about “the Journalist and the Murderer” and the lessons that can be learned.
In comparing ethical issues surrounding the journalists in “All The President’s Men” and “Welcome To Sarajevo”, there are several ethical issues that the journalists experienced. Ethics are an important aspect of journalism, since journalists face a multitude of ethical issues within their industry. Therefore, there are ethical guidelines that journalists’ use called “The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics” [SPJ Code of Ethics]. When analyzing how the journalists in “All The President’s Men” and “Welcome To Sarajevo”, one can refer to the SPJ Code of Ethics to observe the possible ethical issues the journalists experienced. The four main concepts in the SPJ Code of Ethics are: seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently,
...her and the more modern case of Brian Walski demonstrates the importance of ethics in the mass media. With the public dependent on photographers for images that will give an accurate and true representation of the facts, in some cases even leading to such important decisions as giving relief aid, waging war, or determining votes in an election, it is vitally important that journalistic images be true and unaltered likenesses of real persons and events. Even apparently innocent misrepresentations, designed to create a better image or better prove a point, can have serious consequences for the photographer, the subjects of the image, and the public. It is a reminder of the importance of honesty in all professions.
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) provides a very clear and thorough Code of Ethics, which serves as a good definition of ethical journalism. According to this code, an ethical journalist must try to minimize any potential harm done to people directly involved with the event being reported. Such a journalist should also act independently of any personal biases, and be responsive to any criticism of their work. Finally, a truly ethical journalist must seek to find and report the truth (Society). Common sense reaffirms these guidelines. When one thinks of ethical behavior, one usually thinks along terms of being truthful, appreciative of others, acting responsively and using fair judgement. All of these concepts are explicitly stated in the SPJ's Code of Ethics.
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An argument can be made that Journalism is one of the very few professions in the world of media that is handled with some sort of dignity and pride. After reading “The Elements of Journalism” by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, I realized how important journalism is to each and every one of us. Whether you’re a writer or a reader, the back and forth exchange between provider and consumer is extremely important in pushing society forward. Journalism after all is designed to challenge society, promote new ideas and spark conversation between one another. Despite the positives of journalism, there are issues that exist within the profession that cannot be excused and cannot be ignored.
The Academy Award nomination for best picture, motion picture of To Kill a Mockingbird, premiered on 25 December 1962 in Los Angeles. This production was developed by Alan J. Pakula. This noir film originated from a novel originally published in 1960, by Harper Lee. The leading roles in this film were played by Rosemary Murphy, John Megna, Gregory Peck, Phillip Alford, and many other great actors from that time. A brief synapsis of the film is this story covers a three year span where the “hero” of the film who happens to be the father (Atticus Finch), who is a lawyer, of a brother and sister by the names of Jem (10-year-old) and Scout Finch (6-year-old), was given the case of representing Tom Robinson, an African American accused of rape in the town of Macomb Alabama.
She has a duty as a journalist to "truth in reporting", which defines the lack of accuracy and
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