It was his right as well as his obligation to get first-hand materials and present facts to the public, regardless of his personal judgment. However, in Thomas' case, the facts were so uncertain that the fairness of the verdict was doubtful. Journalists often either inflate uncertainty (making the object seem more uncertain than it really is) or downplay uncertainty (making the object seem more certain than it really is)[3]. Because of the uncertainty of the incidents, reporters are capable of revealing the truth or distorting the truth. When Michael went to Bagley's Hotel with the hope of getting some news about the hangman, "he wasn't at all sure of himself"[2] because he must make a choice between his job and his reputation. As the only one who should get in touch with the hangman and make reports on the case, he needed to do his job, whilst he personally felt angry and unfair, just like other town people did. Now he was facing the dilemma: as a professional reporter, he had to present the facts and be as objective as possible to report news, but he was afraid of being judged by others if he was seen with the executioner. He had made his choice, in spite of realizing he was going to feel shameful and regretful.
Being in an awkward position, Michael seemed to be struggling to deal with the complex relationship between him and the hangman, K. Smith. It was Michael's uncertain attitudes and changing views to Smith that make the plot full of changes and make it hard to figure out what Michael would choose at last. Before he met Smith in person, he had already made presumption of a hangman's look. It was not necessary that a hangman must be "pictured as someone crude and ruthless in manner and masculine in building, a personification of death, the dark mystery"[4], but it was pretty much alike. However, when Michael first saw Smith, he felt surprised that Smith was "so meek and quizzical"[2], just like Mr.
Pete Rose should have been an obvious choice for the Hall of Fame. ... When reporters had asked Rose's ex-wife why she left him, she had said, "He loves baseball more than anything, and to see him without baseball would take the spirit out of anyone." ...
A close examination, however, reveals that even if reporters are liberal, their bosses are clearly not. ... The media does not reflect reporters" wishes and ideology because the editors and their bosses are too closely tied with the corporate philosophy and interests. Although reporters might want to cover stories that reflect their ideology, it's their editors who determine what will reach the audiences. ... Paying attention to the implications while using interactive media may help us see how we affect others with every transaction, how we create our private and public realities by our...
Through the media's choice of what to cover as news, I will demonstrate that objectivity will never couple with journalism. ... Shaw discovered that, contrary to popular belief, the three papers had very little in common on the choice of front-page stories. ... The moment an objective reporter begins to contemplate his or her assignment in the morning, that reporter has already opened the door to interpretative journalism. ... Every word is a choice (Carey). ... There isn't enough ideology among the political reporters I've worked with to fill a thimble. ...
In attempting to understand my self knowledge and my personality and how they affect my life choices, I have to understand myself in order to become a better person. ... A television reporter is another career that intrigues me, as it requires many of the qualities I like to think I have. A news reporter must have the courage to enter into different situation, many dangerous, to gather information and facts for the big story. ...
This style of writing was probably a result of the many lessons that Hemingway learned while he was a news reporter. News reporters are taught to write just enough to cover all important information about a subject without getting off topic or sharing irrelevant details. ... Another way that he achieved this strategy was being very particular and wise about word choice. ... Again, as a news reporter, Hemingway learned that his writing should be an eye witness account, and he was taught to always tell the truth. ... He uses careful word choice and details to create phrases that hide the true me...
By contrast, French reporters (who do not operate on U.S.... (Bennett 119) To understand that most U.S. reporters not only have lost sight of real journalism is to also realize that those same reporters sometimes knowingly hide the truth beneath many lays of non-important information. The reporter and political official relationship is set to operate off one another. The politics could never play out without the reporters but on that same side the politics could never play out without a reporter willing to report what the political official wants to be heard. A politician's public...
Reporters often interviewed the parents of the victims, along with school officials including principals, athletic directors, coaches and superintendents. ... Another major reason is that perpetrators may not want to speak up about the incidents, whether that decision is based on personal choice or legal advice. Caroline Clay, reporter for the Herald Times in Bloomington, Indiana, covered a high school hazing incident and says she found herself "faced with the dilemma of being able to understand both sides." ...
She just laughed and said, "No thanks," but little did she know that she had no choice. ... Television, newspaper and radio reporters can also play a big role in experimental medicine. Reporters fill the news with the "latest breakthroughs," in medicine, but inexperienced reporters often exaggerate the stories about experimental medicine. ... Also, reporters usually do not understand the stories that they report on. Rich Elbaum recalls one reporter who showed up to report about the first liver transplant, and just before going on the air the reporter asked Rich, "People have 2 livers, rig...
Johnson could not have come at a worse time for pro-choice advocates because his death stole their long-awaited publicity. ... It also gave background into the case, such as how it came to be and what effect this decision would have on the future, but at that time, the reporters obviously did not perceive just how important it would be on the future. ... President Bush may have the opportunity to appoint some Supreme Court justices, which brings new light to this controversy because pro-choice advocates are worried that the court may become more conservative and repeal Roe v: Wade. ...