Scavenger Hunt Journalists are protected by the FIRST

Scavenger Hunt

§ Journalists are protected by the FIRST AMENDMENT. § The five other rights protected by this amendment include: 1. Freedom from the government establishing a religion 2. Free exercise of religion 3. Freedom of speech 4. Freedom to peaceable assembly 5. Freedom to petition § Included in the BILL of RIGHTS

§ Check the handout! § Question 5: 1. Seek truth and report it 2. Minimize harm 3. Act independently (from what? ) 4. Be accountable (to whom? )

§ Libel = anything WRITTEN that can harm a person’s reputation or character § Slander = anything SPOKEN that can harm a person’s reputation or character § Absence of Malice = in journalism this refers to a lack of desire or premeditation to do/cause harm to anyone

§ Publisher who promise Columbia University millions of $$$ if the established a school of journalism § The Pulitzer Prize § 1917 § Paper must publish at least weekly, be devoted to original reporting and ascribe to high ethical standards § More on this guy later!!! Mr. Sutton will talk about him, too.

§ Meritorious public service § Feature writing § Local reporting of breaking news § Commentary § Investigative reporting § Criticism § Explanation reporting § Editorial § Reporting of local issue § Cartoons § National affairs reporting § Breaking news photos § International affairs reporting § Feature photos

§ Who: White house based burglars § What: broke into DNC headquarters § When: June 18, 1972 § Where: Watergate complex in Washington, DC § Why: to photo documents and plant bugs § Reporters: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Washington Post, § Why: to report the truth about the incident and cover up § How: excellent reporting, trustworthy sources, superior published and editors

§ All the President’s Men § Resignation of Richard M. Nixon on 8/8/1974 (before probable impeachment)

§ What did you find?

§ Hearst – American newspaper publisher; broadcast media § Glass – fabricated information in over 40 articles for The New Republic. § Blair – Resigned NY Times for plagiarizing § Cooke – Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winner; fabricated the article § Thomas – female reporting legend; became a member of the White House Press Corps until her retirement § Russert – Senior VP NBC News, the Washington Bureau Chief, and moderators of Meet the Press. Died in 2008. § Edward R. Murrow – broadcast journalist famous for WW II reporting and confrontation with Sen. Joseph Mc. Carthy; pioneer of TV news; hosted See it Now.

§ Tom Brokaw; retired TV journalist and author; anchor of NBC Nightly News § Ernie Pyle – newspaper columnist who followed Mark Twain’s folksy style. Dies in combat during WWII. Won Pulitzer in 1944.

§ World’s Greatest Newspaper = Chicago Tribune § All the News That’s Fir to Print = New York Times § If you Don’t Want it Printed, Don’t Let it Happen = The Aspen (Colorado) § Light for All = The Baltimore Sun

§ Associated Press = the news wire § Gannet = Media conglomerate § Knight-Ridder = media conglomerate § United Press International = news wire