Knowlton and reader chapter 5

Question 1

explain objectivity 
origins:
came into use in ? 
after world war one dealing with?
misunderstanding of objectivity: it is ? 
-requires they exercise ? 
-do not have to

Answer 1

detached, neutral, impartial , unbiased 
1920s
yellow, competition, faith in science and loss of faith in rationality, increasing diversity and dissenting opinions 
mechanical or bloodless
-best and most honest judgment 
-treat all sides equally

Question 2

explain fairness and balance 
fairness:
balance: 
tricky because they are not ? 
relationship between them is that to achieve one ?

Answer 2

manner in which journalists interact with people (treat sources with dignity and respect)
manner in which journalists gather and report info (continually seek out and report multiple viewpoints)
-binary, continuum
-must strive for the other

Question 3

explain independence and conflicts of interest 
when a journalist misuses?
temptations of COI?
complications of COI 
how to counteract real 
how to counteract perceived

Answer 3

influence to serve personal interest

• money and power
• real and perceived
• handbooks contracts
• transparency, disclosure, actively avoid COI

Question 4

explain privacy v. publics right to know
tensions between Publics right to know and need to know
tactic for defending
trust is at ?
we entrust government with ? no one will ? only takes once for them to

Answer 4

tension between desire for privacy on part of news subject against publics right to know about what is going on in govt.

right: purview of law
need: ethics

exercising right on regular basis
core/info/want to look at it except news media/ lose trust and demand more restrictions on public info

Question 5

explain sensitivity vs. resp. to inform
balance ones own ? against the demand of the job to ?considering ?
need to know is? but issue is ?
approach to dealing with sensitivity and problems

Answer 5

sensitivities/seek truth and report it/ welfare of everyone else
implicit/just how much info journalist is comfortable gathering and sharing with public
if i were in their shoes (only looks at sensitivity side) , limitation of imagination of self, boosterism
now distancing selves too far

Question 6

explain verification and attribution
verification:
approach with skepticism:
internet fuels cynicism because of ? and infinite ?

Answer 6

verifying info , attribution to sources
challenge claims of certitude regardless of trustworthiness of source (pseudo event, sleazy politicans, lying hucksters)
blogosphere fans and critics deconstructing what one says
storage capacity

Question 7

omission becomes ethical dilemma when ?
-either ? or ?

obfuscation:
-in relation to
-used to protect
-when used too much undermines ?
deception: when journalist?
only justified when

ENQUIRER CHIQUITA
who
did what
deception can ?

Answer 7

leave out important facts for titallating info

• pragmatism(not enough space time)
• devious purposes of withholding

obscuring or hiding info

• anon. sources
• vulnerable
• veracity (cant see turtworthiness or motives of source)

lies to source
-only way to obtain info

mike gALLAGHER
accessed chiquitas voicemail system to verify wrongdoings
-taint journalism even if facts arent in dispute

Question 8

explain issues associated with clarification and correction

Answer 8

overcoming simple human pride