American journalism has gone through many changes since its inception. Some of these changes have been good, while some have not been good. One of the changes in American journalism that has not been good is the lack of values. It seems that in recent years, (most recently with the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal) American journalism is more interested in making money rather then presenting a story that is based on just the news and facts. Sensationalism has become a regular way of life and is no longer maintained in the confines of papers like The Star and The National Enquirer. When news of the 22 year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky first hit the wires of the AP, everything changed. “Journalism became a flash fire.” (Cleghorn, p4) For the amount of time that was spent on the scandal, the quality of the stories written should have been good. Instead what the world got was, in a sense, glorified pornography. And although American’s “devoured every tidbit available about sluttiness, sleaze and public slime” (Cleghorn) they were the ones who called for a stop to the way the stories were being told. “Much of the backlash was against journalists.” (Cleghorn) The reason for this is because when the average person reads a story in a newspaper and they don’t like it, for one reason or another, no matter who or what the sources were, the journalist is the one to take the blame.
It’s sort of an occupational hazard. Many wonder if the new ‘flashfire journalism’ is going to mean an “ultimate meltdown of news values and standards: whether any barriers remain.” (Cleghorn) Unfortunately for both the journalists and the readers of the papers, it looks like flashfire journalism is something that won’t be going away any time soon. One journalist who is making his living out of this new form of journalism is Matt Drudge. Drudge, who makes his living in the form of “notorious cybergossip” (Penthouse Magazine Online) was the one who “broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal” on his own. (Penthouse Magazine Online) Although many journalists consider him a disgrace to the profession, he was one of the front runners in keeping the Lewinsky matter as smutty and as sleazy and as dirty as possible. For men like him, the need for the sensationalistic forms of journalism can be attributed to the need for survival. While he keeps his writing clean (unlike what was written in the Indepent Counsel’s report) the reader can see clearly that he is not one of the more serious journalists. It is journalists like him that keep the American journalism down to the level that it is.
The Essay on Native American Story of Black Elk
Black Elk tells a story about his family, his tribe, his people, and the circle of life. But most of all Black Elk speaks about his life and his spiritual journey. This is a story of a shaman and as he speaks we go deeper and deeper into his vision from his colorful words we are able to catch a glimpse of Native American religion and their spirituality. By the symbols and Black Elk's poetic words, ...
Stories like his do have a place, in the gossip magazines around the nation, but they should not be considered real journalism, especially in a serious case like the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. However, this trend of sensationalism is not dying. Actually, it is thriving more and more now that impeachment proceedings have begun in regards to President Clinton. Until this whole matter is resolved, or until the President is out of office (which ever comes first) sensationalism will not loosen its grip on American journalism.American Journalism has not hit rock bottom as of yet though. According to author Barbara Matusou, “American journalism, as bad as it is may be better than British journalism.” (Matusou, p 46) While American reporters tend to take their matters more seriously (as seriously as then can, nowadays.) “British reporters trade insults over the coverage of the same stories.” (Matusou, p 46) British reporting, according to the author, sometimes tends to leave out key information. Information that is sometimes vital to how the story should be presented. For example, the author talks about case involving a doctor who might lose his license because he let his teenage daughter help him in the O.R by holding one of his instruments. The girl’s age was left out of the report. It was only upon her return to the states that the author found out the girl was only 16 years old. (Matusou p 46) Another thing that the author noticed about British journalism as opposed to Amercian is the lack of serious news that they report. She cites a specific story she came across in Britian’s “The Daily Telegraph” one of their more respected papers. In it, it had a story about the use of mobile phones and its effects on men. (Matusaou, p 46) It is her belief that British journalism is far behind Amercian journalism. And with reasons such as the ones above, it is hard to believe that she is wrong.
The Essay on Native American Americans Colonists Author
This essay summarizes the key aspects of Rowlandson's captivity story; the reasons behind her captivity; how she juxtaposes the bible and her experiences; the trials and tribulations that she had to confront in the hands of her captors; the type of succor that she received during her moments of crisis; her attitude towards her Native Americans captors; the culture, traditions and attitude of the ...
However, she does go on to say that the BBC is very good at keeping its news as news. She believes that it has little sensationalism. From the readings, it seems like the BBC is like our version of CNN. In this country, CNN is one of the few forms of ‘real news’ that American’s can get. While certain newspapers and television news try to stay away from sensationalism, the fact is, there is very little anyone can do to escape it. CNN is a rarity in the fact that it has gone untainted by sensationalism. Let’s hope that it stays that way and American’s can have one place to turn for real honest to goodness news with out the hassle of trying to sort out what’s real and what has been fluffed up to make an interesting piece. However, there are journalists who refuse to sit around and let American journalism go down in flames. One man, Bill Kovach, has created the Nieman Foundation. The foundation “has launched a project aimed at improving the standards of journalism.” (L. Klotzer, p 4) Kovach, like others is very concerned about his field. He wants to see it improved and improved dramatically. That is the reason why he started the foundation.
He also issued a statement that said “Cooperation among journalist {is imperative} to clarify the purpose, principles and aspirations of journalism.” (L. Klotzer, p 4) The Neiman Foundation is extremely well respected and regarded by journalists. It is an important entity in the field and it is one that “journalists pay attention to.” (L. Klotzer p 4) As long as the Neiman Foundation is around, more and more journalists will look to it and realize that every idea mentioned in it is very worthwhile. After a while, the number of journalists who pay attention to it as opposed to those who don’t, will be twice as many. According to the author “Mr. Kovach and the Neiman Foundation deserve every journalist’s support.” (L. Klotzer, p6) And if the journalists in this country want to improve the quality of what they put out, the Neiman Foundation is a great place to start. Kovach and his Neiman Foundation isn’t the only form of rectifying journalism however. According to George A. Krimsky, although there has been “a rapid loss loss of identity, confusion of purpose, dilution of standards and perhaps the most hurtful of all – growing irrelevancy,” (Krimsky p 56) American journalism can still be saved.
The Review on Career Of A Journalist
Career of A Journalist A Day in the Life of a Journalist There are many types of journalists, from the local beat newspaper reporter to the foreign correspondent, from the magazine feature writer to the freelance book reviewer, so it is difficult to pin down the daily routine of the "average" journalist. Journalists interview sources and review records to assemble, collect, and report information ...
He believes that one way to get Amercian journalism back on track and out of the sensationalistic rut it is caught in to establish training schools for journalists. These schools would be like regrouping. It would not be a college like environment. It would be for those who have been in the business, but who have forgotten how to report a story with out mixing in sensationalism. (Krimby p 56) If something like this were to happen, the quality of journalism would immediately improve. For two reasons, one the extra training would bring back thoughts and concepts already learned and two, who wants to be told that they need to go back for re-training? If a reporter feels that he or she might be asked to go back and retrain again, he or she might feel compelled to fix their work up on their own. For all practical purposes, it is actually an incentive for journalists. American journalism has gone through many changes in the recent years. The President’s tryst with a 22 year-old intern didn’t do much to help pave the way for solid, fact based journalism. However, as much as the President was wrong for having any inappropriate relations with Ms. Lewinsky, the journalists who reported the case were just as wrong for taking everything they could a blowing the whole case way out of proportion. The journalists should have just reported with facts only. Instead, they used sensationalism and the idea that sex sells. With the help of the Neiman Foundation and the idea of training schools, Amercian journalism should get back on track soon and once again be restored to its former glory. Americans did it once, they can certainly do it again. Work’s Cited American Journalism Review: Volume 20, March 1998 & Volume 19, December 1997Editor and Publisher: Volume 128, September 23, 1995St. Lois Journalism Review: Volume 28, October 1997
The Homework on American Schools Vs. Asian Schools
For some time there has been a controversy about the effectiveness of different school systems in different parts of the world, particularly America and Asia. The American system consists of approximately thirty-five hours of school each week with about an hour of homework and no school on weekends. The Asian system of learning is comprised of around fifty hours of school each week including a ...
