Robert made many good points in his post on journalism. I agree that there are many ethical decisions to make everyday in the newsroom. I would have a hard time trying to distance myself from my work. Reporters have to shake off all the terrible things they hear everyday. This is one of the reasons I don’t watch the news and the reporters can’t escape it. When a positive story comes up, the reporters seem to become more human and get excited about sharing the piece.
Jesse makes difficult decisions everyday about what stories to cover. He has to decide what people need to know and what is appropriate. As Robert said Jesse finds this career worth it because he is in the know.
Attribution may be a way for the media to report on a story without worrying about getting in trouble later. As Jesse said, the reporters couldn’t possibly fact-check every part of a story and still get it our in time. Still, shouldn’t there be some accountability without just taking the police’s words out of their mouths?
I too learned a lot about the media. It was good to get an insiders view and not just speculate on what goes on behind the camera.
