Media Rights and Ethics Scavenger Hunt

Question 1, 2 and 3 Journalists are protected by the FIRST AMENDMENT. The five other rights protected by this amendment include: Freedom from the government establishing a religion Free exercise of religion Freedom of speech Freedom to peaceable assembly Freedom to petition Included in the BILL of RIGHTS

Question 4, 5 – Preamble to Code of Ethics Check the handout! Question 5: Seek truth and report it Minimize harm Act independently (from what?) Be accountable (to whom?)

Question 6 Libel = anything WRITTEN that can harm a person’s reputation or character Slander = anything SPOKEN that can harm a person’s reputation or character Absence of Malice = in journalism this refers to a lack of desire or premeditation to do/cause harm to anyone

Question 7 – Joseph Pulitzer Publisher who promise Columbia University millions of $$$ if the established a school of journalism The Pulitzer Prize 1917 Paper must publish at least weekly, be devoted to original reporting and ascribe to high ethical standards More on this guy later!!! Mr. Sutton will talk about him, too.

Question 8 – Pulitzer Categories Meritorious public service Local reporting of breaking news Investigative reporting Explanation reporting Reporting of local issue National affairs reporting International affairs reporting Feature writing Commentary Criticism Editorial Cartoons Breaking news photos Feature photos

Question 9 -Watergate Who: White house based burglars What: broke into DNC headquarters When: June 18, 1972 Where: Watergate complex in Washington, DC Why: to photo documents and plant bugs Reporters: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Washington Post, Why: to report the truth about the incident and cover up How: excellent reporting, trustworthy sources, superior published and editors

Question 10 All the President’s Men Resignation of Richard M. Nixon on 8/8/1974 (before probable impeachment)

Question 11 What did you find?

Question 12 Hearst – American newspaper publisher; broadcast media Glass – fabricated information in over 40 articles for The New Republic. Blair – Resigned NY Times for plagiarizing Cooke – Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winner; fabricated the article Thomas – female reporting legend; became a member of the White House Press Corps until her retirement Russert – Senior VP NBC News, the Washington Bureau Chief, and moderators of Meet the Press. Died in 2008. Edward R. Murrow – broadcast journalist famous for WW II reporting and confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy; pioneer of TV news; hosted See it Now.

Question 12 continued Tom Brokaw; retired TV journalist and author; anchor of NBC Nightly News Ernie Pyle – newspaper columnist who followed Mark Twain’s folksy style. Dies in combat during WWII. Won Pulitzer in 1944.

Question13 World’s Greatest Newspaper = Chicago Tribune All the News That’s Fir to Print = New York Times If you Don’t Want it Printed, Don’t Let it Happen = The Aspen (Colorado) Light for All = The Baltimore Sun

Question14 Associated Press = the news wire Gannet = Media conglomerate Knight-Ridder = media conglomerate United Press International = news wire