"Sources" in Journalism

Sony Hacker Article
The journalist who published this story did a great job explaining this story from two different perspectives. He talked about why people thought this wasn't an invasion of privacy because these are celebrities and nothing they do is private. And he also talked about how the celebrities felt exposed and why they felt that way. As a journalist it is critical to tell the story from more than one perspective in order to drive your story further.

Rolling Stone Article

As a journalist it is your job to be factual and include legit resources in your article. Not including important factual information and make your article seem misconstrued and incorrect. To be a good journalist you have to have various amount of resources to back up your article, other wise facts can be tossed around and your whole article becomes wrong. The writers in both situations should have been more truthful with their writing.

Shooting Fire Discussion Questions

1. I believe some people believe the First Amendment goes too far because it covers too much.  For example the freedom of speech excuse is used too often.  People are able to blame something they said even if wrong on the fact that the First Amendment allows them to the freedom of speech.

2. My reaction to the story of school principle Debbie Almontaser was I was very shocked.  The media who is supposed to provide us with factual information twisted Debbie's story.  Her words were twisted into a way that made her seem like the bad person when she had a lot more to say.

3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/04/23/on-freedom-of-speech-social-tolerance-and-opposition-to-gay-marriage/ 

This article shown here talks about freedom of speech and gay marriage, similar to the documentary when the young boy who apposed gay rights was protected by the freedom of speech amendment. 

Current Event:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/09/us/hernandez-evidence/index.html

            Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's jury selection begins Friday, as attorneys begin to whittle down a pool of more than 1,100 potential jurors to the small group that will decide whether Hernandez is guilty of murdering semipro football player Odin Lloyd. That pool is about 10 times larger than usual, largely because of concerns over finding an impartial jury. Attorneys will select 18 jurors, including six alternates.  Hernandez, 25, has pleaded not guilty. His friends Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz have also been charged with murder in Lloyd's death. They have pleaded not guilty and will be tried separately.
           This case has cased much attention and its interesting to see how it all plays out.  It sounds like Hernandez is guilty but the trial will be difficult especially with all the evidence being thrown out.  Hopefully the victim and the face of the victims family gets justice and Hernandez is put in jail.  It would be a shame if he gets away with the crime he has committed.

Current Event:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/10/world/europe/french-government-questions-intelligence-lapses.html?ref=world

           At least 13 people have been killed and France is traumatized, after the shooting of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.  The vulgar treatment of the Muslim religion has caused the shooting to occur.  The government now faces questions over intelligence lapses. But such reasoning did not answer the basic questions about why the French had not monitored the Kouachi brothers more aggressively, what the brothers were doing between 2011 and now, and why Charlie Hebdo was not better protected. And it raised the question of whether there had been a spectacular failure in American-French intelligence cooperation.
           Its so sad to hear about the shootings in France, so many people and families have been affected and are now grieving.  I don't understand why these terrorists continue to cause so many problems.  Their dislike against the newspaper company should not have caused such tragedy to happen.   

Current Event:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/us/politics/obama-proposes-free-community-college-education-for-some-students.html?ref=us&_r=0


          President Obama said Thursday that he would propose a government program to make community college tuition-free for millions of students.  This is a plan that will expand educational opportunities for many students that before college was not an option due to the cost of college.  The plan would be funded by the federal government and participating states, but White House officials declined to discuss how much it would cost or how it would be financed.  It is bound to be expensive and likely a tough sell to a Republican Congress not eager to spend money, especially on a proposal from the White House.  The proposal would cover half-time and full-time students who maintain a 2.5 grade point average, about a C-plus, and who “make steady progress toward completing a program,” White House officials said. It would apply to colleges that offered credit toward a four-year degree or occupational-training programs that award degrees in high-demand fields.
          I think this program would be very useful for many students to use.  I like how President Obama cares about the education program and takes steps to make changes to benefit the system.  If students are able to begin their college career for free to gives them time to save money to continue on in their college career.  I'm sure this will take a very long time to actually take affect however I'm glad some things are changing with the education. 

Current Event:


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/md-woman-accused-of-killing-roommate-for-using-witchcraft/ar-BBgieOr


      Several months ago, Rita N. Sanders-Campfield posted a youtube video discussing her loss of her husband but has recently posted videos discussing how her life has improved and she lives with a lovely roomate Chong Park.  On Wednesday, Sanders-Campfield was charged with stabbing Park to death with a butcher knife and a pair of scissors. She thought her roommate practiced witchcraft, according to Montgomery County police. A judge ordered that she undergo a mental health evaluation, and she remains jailed.  According to court papers, Sanders-Campfield had recently spoken to two people about religion and how she was seeking to be “perfected.”

     So many people in this world are troubled.  It's a shame Ms. Park was killed due to Rita having such a troubled mind.  The family of Ms. Park must be devasted.  I hope Rita gets the help she needs, this shows how you cant trust anyone.  This too lived together yet this still happened.  It worries me to ever have a roomate because you never know who they really are.

Current Event:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/nyregion/grand-jury-said-to-bring-no-charges-in-staten-island-chokehold-death-of-eric-garner.html?ref=us&_r=0


        A Staten Island grand jury on Wednesday ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man’s death.  The Eric Garner case has drawn a lot of attention from the public and has led to many public riots.  The fatal encounter in July was captured on video and seen around the world. But after viewing the footage and hearing from witnesses, including the officer who used the chokehold, the jurors deliberated for less than a day before deciding that there was not enough evidence to go forward with charges against the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, 29, in the death of the man, Eric Garner, 43.   He described the menuveur  as a takedown move, adding that he never thought Mr. Garner was in mortal danger.  Angery citizens continue to protest.

         Its so sad to think this man and his family are getting no justice.  I believe an indictment should of been issued, due to the fact that Mr. Garner repeatedly said he could breath.  Even if it was a takedown move the police officer should not have used so much violence.  The riots are getting out of control in many cities.  I wonder what a police officer has to do for the grand jury to issue to an indictment.