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Your Thanksgiving Present: Do not complete your Web Assignment for Week 8. The Introduction to Multimedia session will be next Tuesday.
Assignment: Due today by 9 pm. This is actually a really important story, so read it carefully. Thomas Friedman write an opinion piece for the NY Times called "Too Good to Check." In his piece he discussed the President Obama's trip to India and how much it cost. He also describes Anderson Cooper's examination of the alleged cost. Many of us heard this story and even talked about it in class (along with the coconuts being harvested so they wouldn't fall on Obama's head). Read this story carefully, then post the lesson learned from it as a comment on THIS POST. Here's the catch though, your comment cannot be more than 140 characters (it's a Tweet). Think carefully about what lesson student journalists need to take from this entire incident.
Friday: You should have your assignments for December. Start your GoogleDoc. Add questions you need answered to write the story and who you will be interviewing for the story. Schedule your interviews. You have a short turnaround on this paper, so you CANNOT delay.
Share your document with Wojo. If there is nothing on the document, you will receive a zero for the day. If there is nothing meaningful on the document, you will receive a zero for the day. Yes, Wojo is out, but she will be checking your document....
Next week is a three-day week!
Monday: Work on stories, work on WASC Focus group (volunteers to serve on this group will receive credit for professional development for the quarter. You will spend 2-4 class periods on this task. If you volunteer, you get professional development credit. If you don't and are picked anyway, it will just count as a regular assignment. Up to 8 staff members each period may volunteer.).
Tuesday: Introduction to Multimedia
Wednesday: Get your game face on!
@mswojo The lesson learned in the story is to not believe what you immediatley hear. As a reporter you should go and get your own facts not rely on others.
ReplyDelete-Brandon Lawrence
I don't think the price of the trip really matter, it's all about what was accomplished during that trip.
ReplyDeleteThe moral of the situation is to question facts because second hand sources may have misunderstood information they received or go directly to the source.
ReplyDeleteI think Anderson Cooper really DID the country a favor because many people were doubting Obama and "thinking" he was using $200 million a day when he wasn't.
ReplyDeleteThis story definitely makes one doubt the government. Rumors spread like wildfire, but the fact that a member of congress was stating this outrageous rumor outright without checking her facts is just shameful. During this recession, spending that much money on a trip is just ridiculous. These statistics are simply outrageous. Security is necessary when traveling with the president, however, $2 billion is just excessive.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson is for people to know what’s going on, know what has happened in the past. Learn things, so when idiots say stupid things, you’re not fooled.
ReplyDeleteJournalists must always remember to fact check and not just believe what they see/hear from their surroundings without clarification.
ReplyDeleteThe moral of Thomas Friedman’s "Too Good to Check" is always check your facts. Don’t forget to state the truth and fact check.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson I learn is to check my facts. To report the truth, journalist should do fact-check and shouldn’t blindly follow crowd’s opinion.
ReplyDeleteReporting something that turns out to be a lie may make people doubt your stories in the future so i think the moral given is to get your facts from a source, not just anybody
ReplyDeleteJournalists should know better not to repeat unsupported facts. Many of them just heard it on one radio show and assumed it was correct. I think they will lose a lot of listeners for their shows because of their "journalism fiction."
ReplyDeleteIt’s unprofessional to say something one is unsure about. The official should not have believed the rumor, especially because it came from an anonymous source.
ReplyDeleteYou shouldn't believe the foolish things you hear. I wouldn't have had checked the source of the quote unless my boss or superior told me too.
ReplyDeleteMelissa DeCastro
The lesson here is to alert all journalists to always remember to report FACTS. That way, no conflict will occur and no one will be confused.
ReplyDeleteThe importance of checking facts and reading the "news" with a some skepticism. Just because it is in print, does not mean it is true.
ReplyDeleteSuccessful journalists must only report facts and ignore the buzz. ALways fact check.
ReplyDeleteAren't slander and libel supposed to be, you know, illegal? People should make sure they have their facts straight before spreading them.
ReplyDeleteEveryone must fact check, they can't just go with the gossip. Writers tell the story but they have to make sure it is the true story.
ReplyDeleteA lesson of the day that should last a lifetime, always have a valid source of evidence for everything. Do not be a mindless drone.
ReplyDeleteDon’t speak unless you know, especially if you’re a public figure. In turn, society should not trust blindly or repeat rumors.
ReplyDeleteTake statements with a grain of salt. Never believe anything without investigating it, and certainly do not spread alleged rumors.
ReplyDeleteA single false word can tarnish a whole reputation. Use your power and words wisely, especially in the spotlight.
ReplyDeleteCheck the facts, and don’t act like a fool by speaking with ignorance when in the public eye. Remember: opinions, facts and fabrications shouldn’t “blend together.”
ReplyDeleteA journalist is not merely a writer; a journalist is a reporter and a communicator. The demands of instant news and mass opinions being swept across the nation leaves a journalist subject to two fates: being credible and accurate backed by hours of tedious research and reporting, or quick facts from word-of-mouth sources that give the audience instant gratification. People don’t want to know the whole story; they want to know the juicy headlines and maybe some details.
ReplyDeleteJournalists must back up their stories with evidence. If they don't, they could deeply hurt their credibility and spread false rumors. People should have realized that the information from the anonymous Indian reporter was not credible.
ReplyDeleteAlways check your facts!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe key to journalism: Speak with intelligence, never believe facts that are not researched or investigated, and always fact check.
ReplyDeleteFact check is key. Assuming everything and anything is true will make an ass out of you and me. (ass-u-me, hehe)
ReplyDeleteEveryone, especially journalists, should fact check their reports because mindlessly believing anything is erroneous and hurtful.
ReplyDeleteFact-checking never gets old. What does get old, though, is the carelessness of not fact-checking. Bottom line, go the extra mile to make sure things are right.
ReplyDeleteSure it's the easy way out to just leave the story the way it is and just edit the grammatical errors and such, but it is always critical to fact check every story because there are serious consequences.
ReplyDeleteTell a lie or something you are certainly unsure of and it will bite you in the back hard.
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