1.  Due in 2 weeks  Groups: › 4 people › Email me with the names of the people in your group by the end of the day today.  7 minute presentation › Dress up!  Also, start reading a book for your book assignment! Book list is on the blog!

2.  How many people watched the actual debate Wednesday night?  What did you think?  In general, how well did you think it was covered by the media?

3.  What publication did you think covered the debate the best?  Which had the most coverage?  Multimedia?  What publication did the worst job covering the debate?  Which had a strong bias?  Elements of journalism?

4.  Did you notice any publications making corrections to previously published content?  Did you doubt any of the information from specific publications?  Fact Checking  Politifact Politifact  Fact Checking Assignment next week

5.  What is truth?  What publications do you trust to report the truth? Why?  How can we make sure, as journalists, that we are reporting the truth?  If there is no absolute truth, why should journalists’ first priority be to the truth?  Is inaccuracy ever acceptable?

6.  Why do some people think it is impossible to present the truth?  At what point do we say a story is no longer true?  Is literary journalism actually journalism? › Is it really true?  What are some things that are mentioned in this chapter that journalist should NOT do?  “In fiction, the writer’s voice matters; in reporting, the writers authority matters.” why?