Media Law and Ethics: Pop Quiz
True or False:
Journalism is the advocacy of truth.
True or False:
In our Democracy, within the framework and context of the First Amendment protection of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the ethical responsibility of the journalist, and ethical imperative of journalism in matters involving controversies and conflicts between the government and the governed, is to take a stand against the threat of tyranny and the lies of the would be tyrant.
The final question:
Is Maddow engaging in journalism here, or is she simply expressing her opinion by railing against Trump policies, procedures, and practices?
If you choose to participate, please answer the question first, then give your explanation or argument if you wish to do so….
02/27/2020 @ 6:08 pm
I can’t wade through half an hour of Maddow. I like what she has to say but not how long she takes to say it. She has to fill a half hour. All I can do is guess as to what she’s saying. I suspect she’s talking about how Trump is destroying the process, which really is far worse than his policies, as bad as they are. His real damage is in dismantling the Republic.
02/27/2020 @ 7:10 pm
There are two other questions here….What say you?