This link will bring you to the story of John Fernandez. Please follow it and read his story, but first consider this.
Fernandez wants the nation's media to become less obsessed with the numbers of the Iraq War. So, regarding my class's study of journalism ethics, where does a reporter draw the line in a personal story of today's veterans? When do soldiers become numbers in the eyes of the media? Is our nation's communications foggy with a negative view of the Iraq War because of the media?
Consider these questions before you follow this link and read the story of the modern veteran.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080427/ap_on_re_us/wounded_warrior
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Oh, dates
The Jayson Blair movie played out from the late 90's to the early 2000's. This story concluded a very short time ago.
The Jayson Blair Story
Jayson Blair began his tenure at the prestigious "New York Times" with a spotty record. A journalism major at the University of Maryland and the editor of the student paper, "The Diamondback," Blair was known for his constant errors. The first time he came under fire for his work was during his campaign as an editor in college. He was accused, on four different occasions, of plagiarizing and fraud. Each letter written by his staff at "the Diamondback" went unnoticed by the board that published the paper.
After his false graduation (Blair never did receive his degree), this reporter began a journalist's dream. During his four years at the "Times," he wrote over 600 stories, intensively covering the Beltway sniper attacks in his home state of Maryland and the Iraq War. The intensity and severity of his errors grew with each story, but Blair was assigned to new and interesting topics day in and day out by his suspecting editors.
The story that ruined his dream was one totally plagiarized off a former colleague based in Texas. Macarena Hernandez, a reporter for the "San Antonio Express-News", put in a call to her former paper, stating the similarities between her story and Blair's story. After being unable to prove he had conducted the interviews and written the story, Blair resigned from the "Times" after four long years of plagiarizing and fraud.
An investigation was started after Jayson Blair's resignation. The results of this investigation sound a little bit like this; approximately 36 of the 73 nationally published stories authored by Blair were contaminated with either fabrication and were plagiarized from another source.
The paper, although wary of the situation, moved on. "The New York Times" published an apologetic and explanatory piece containing the story of reporter Jayson Blair's misdeeds.
After his false graduation (Blair never did receive his degree), this reporter began a journalist's dream. During his four years at the "Times," he wrote over 600 stories, intensively covering the Beltway sniper attacks in his home state of Maryland and the Iraq War. The intensity and severity of his errors grew with each story, but Blair was assigned to new and interesting topics day in and day out by his suspecting editors.
The story that ruined his dream was one totally plagiarized off a former colleague based in Texas. Macarena Hernandez, a reporter for the "San Antonio Express-News", put in a call to her former paper, stating the similarities between her story and Blair's story. After being unable to prove he had conducted the interviews and written the story, Blair resigned from the "Times" after four long years of plagiarizing and fraud.
An investigation was started after Jayson Blair's resignation. The results of this investigation sound a little bit like this; approximately 36 of the 73 nationally published stories authored by Blair were contaminated with either fabrication and were plagiarized from another source.
The paper, although wary of the situation, moved on. "The New York Times" published an apologetic and explanatory piece containing the story of reporter Jayson Blair's misdeeds.
Monday, April 21, 2008
New York Papal Visit
This past week, Pope Benedict XVI graced Catholic-Americans with his presence as he journeyed from Washington D.C. to New York. He visited Ground Zero and honored the victims of 9/11 with prayer; he held a huge mass at Yankee Stadium and met the full force of the clergy sexual abuse scandal.
The Pope visited a number of places during his tour of the United States, including a synagogue and Catholic University in Washington D.C., where he met with college students. Benedict held the first mass led by a pontiff in beautiful St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. He touched many as he paraded through the streets of New York in the bullet-proof "Pope-mobile," but his visit certainly had a message.
At Ground Zero, he prayed for world peace "in today's violent world." The Pope has an influence on many foreign leaders because of his great religious stature- he has the ability to change a leader's mind based on his religion, something of great importance to many.
As mentioned before, the Pope tackled the issue of sexual abuse by the clergy in the Catholic Church. He spoke with victims and called for a time of healing during the mass at St. Patrick's.
The Pope visited a number of places during his tour of the United States, including a synagogue and Catholic University in Washington D.C., where he met with college students. Benedict held the first mass led by a pontiff in beautiful St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. He touched many as he paraded through the streets of New York in the bullet-proof "Pope-mobile," but his visit certainly had a message.
At Ground Zero, he prayed for world peace "in today's violent world." The Pope has an influence on many foreign leaders because of his great religious stature- he has the ability to change a leader's mind based on his religion, something of great importance to many.
As mentioned before, the Pope tackled the issue of sexual abuse by the clergy in the Catholic Church. He spoke with victims and called for a time of healing during the mass at St. Patrick's.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Polygamy and Incest; any similarities?
After this weekend's raid of a polygamist society in Texas, I was searching the web and found this article on father-daughter incest. I had a really hard time reading this, as I am sure many others will also have a hard time for its pure "yuck" factor.
An object for discussion, what are the similarities and differences of polygamy and incest? Are the two similar? I certainly think so.
More on this later, as each story develops- I'm sure the Australian story will be all over the news within the next 24 hours.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Sex/Story?id=4612467&page=1
An object for discussion, what are the similarities and differences of polygamy and incest? Are the two similar? I certainly think so.
More on this later, as each story develops- I'm sure the Australian story will be all over the news within the next 24 hours.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Sex/Story?id=4612467&page=1
Olympic Torch Lightings
Because of demonstrators, the lighting of the Olympic torch in San Francisco, CA has been rescheduled to be lit in an undisclosed location.
People have raised their voices over the world's involvement in the Beijing Olympic Games because of issues in Tibet.
It should be interesting to see how these games play out during the summer.
People have raised their voices over the world's involvement in the Beijing Olympic Games because of issues in Tibet.
It should be interesting to see how these games play out during the summer.
Then some and spring break meant I took a little break from my blog. But, I'm back!
So much has happened while I was "breaking." The most interesting, by far, was the story of the pregnant man. I'm sure you all have heard of it- Oprah screamed on channel 7 about it in her usual fashion- but if you have been living under a rock like me, search google.
Follow this link to a story of a "fake" pregnant man, the story of one man's parasite twin- a person living inside a full grown man since the time of his birth.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=2346476&page=2
So much has happened while I was "breaking." The most interesting, by far, was the story of the pregnant man. I'm sure you all have heard of it- Oprah screamed on channel 7 about it in her usual fashion- but if you have been living under a rock like me, search google.
Follow this link to a story of a "fake" pregnant man, the story of one man's parasite twin- a person living inside a full grown man since the time of his birth.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id=2346476&page=2
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