Category: Journalism

Read Outliers chapter 6 (pages pp. 161-76) and respond to the following prompts: What is the story of Harlan,Kentucky? What is Gladwell attempting to show through this story of a regional feud? How do you feel about the psychological study in section 3 of this chapter and what it has to say about Northerners and Southerners? Section…

This essay will analyze the article by J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur, Immersion Journalism, and the article by Edward Humes, What is an American. The common theme of these essays is implicit and implied. Both authors describe different topics and issues but construct their works on the opposition between the topic under discussion and its…

Table of Contents Introduction Societal Role of Sports Writing Sports Writing Perception Role of Journalism in Sports Contribution of Prominent Athletes to Sports and Research Conclusion References Introduction Sports writing as a theme of research has not been widely explored by many. However, it is vital to note that although the sport is viewed mainly…

Writing about the adverse effects of drugs is a thankless job, and getting this job done without making the readers nauseous with its preachy tone already is impressive enough. Rob Sheffield has gone an even more successful way by prompting his audience to acknowledge the explicit abuse of Ambien  the problem that has been…

This paper aims to describe journalistic mistreatment of crime victims, their relatives, and witnesses. The assessment is based on the model proposed by Emilio Viano, who argues that journalists may immensely imperil the safety of the victim and his or her mental health (Viano, 1992). We have viewed news reports issued by CNN, FOX News,…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion References Introduction The essay is a critical review of two articles written by Fakhreddine, J., and Merrill, J. titled Mirror on the Wall: Who is the Best Communicator of Them All-Al Jazeera or Al-Hurra? and Professionalization: Fusion of Media Freedom and Responsibility all published back in 2005. Issues…

The website is run by the International Federation of Journalists organization. This organization was first established in 1926 and its current chapter was launched in 1952. The IFJ is open to membership by journalists trade unions from all over the world. It presently has about 600,000 members from over 100 nations (IFJ, 2015). The organizations…

In this TED talk, Leslie Dodson explores the complexity encountered by journalists and researchers in presenting their narratives to the public. Journalists and researchers could be covering the same event or issue. However, their approaches to presenting them to the public are very differentsue contradictors ethics and practices in reporting. For instance, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)…

Essence, a lifestyle magazine specializing in beauty, culture, entertainment, and fashion, is a monthly magazine first published in 1970 for African American women. Essence Communication Inc. (ECI), the media that publishes Essence Magazine, was founded in 1968 by Cecile Hollingsworth, Clarence O. Smith, Edward Lewis, and Jonathan Blount (Jacinta 2). ECIs first publication, Essence Magazine,…

The article Age of the Workingman, published in The Kansas City Journal on September 2, 1895, depicts the labor problem as reflected in the speech given by Rev. Charles L. Kloss (3). Kloss makes a reference to Gladstone who said that the 19th century was the Age of the Workingman (Age of the Workingman 3).…