Blog #9: Response to Chapter 13, "Watergate forces President to his knees"

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein changed journalism entirely. There nonstop investigation found "solid evidence" connecting the White House to "The third-rate burglary." the break-in led to revelations about the misuse of campaign contributions, laundered money, political sabotage, deception, immortality, and other misdeeds. It led Nixon becoming the only U.S. president in history to resign from office. Woodward and Bernstein pushed the limits of investigative reporting, they lied, begged and badgered sources. Woodward relied on an anonymous source the whole time, Deep Throat. The newspaper they worked for The Washington Post was the only news organization investigating the Watergate story. Television news did a bad job covering Watergate unlike the Civil Rights Movement and The Vietnam war. It made The Washington Post famous.    

Blog #8: Response to the movie "Good Night and Good Luck"

Through the movie, "Good Night and Good Luck" I learned more things about Edward R Murrow then before. In the movie, it portrays the conflict between veteran radio television journalist Edward R Murrow and U.S. Senator Joesph McCarthy of Wisconsin especially relating to the anti-communist senator's actions with the senate permanent subcommittee. Edward R Murrow, See it Now and Person to Person show on CBS attracted a lot of people to watch it. See it Now was a TV news magazine and Person to Person was a celebrity interview show. Through Murrow's show journalism expanded through radio and television. It gave a reason for people to tune in to his shows. Edward R Murrow had a big impact on media journalism

Blog #7: Response to the handout: "The Rise and Fall of Edward R. Murrow"

What propelled Murrow's career was his program on beleaguered Air Force Lt. Milo Radulovich and his later, more famous attack on McCarthy in 1954 enhanced the credibility of See It Now and its views. Many people praised how Murrow balanced his own stardom with his instincts for hard-hitting journalism. Murrow left a huge impact on media journalism and left an impact on television through CBS.

Blog #6: Response to handout "Code of Ethics"

I agree with the Members of the Society of Professional Journalists to adopt the code and declare it as a standard practice because now in days journalists are willing to do anything to be on the front page. They tend to forget the principles of being a journalists and rely on uncrediable sources. The Code of Ethics consist of four parts. The first one is to seek the truth and report it; journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information. Second one is minimize harm; ethical journalists treat sources, subjects, and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect. Third one is to act indepently; journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public's right to know. The last one is be accountable; journalists are accountable to their readers, viewers and each other. Journalists should try maintaining these standards throughout their career and this what separates good journalists to bad journalists.