Entries tagged with journalism/

Is Protection of Individual Privacy Still Important?

What is more important: our right to know? or individual privacy? Can varying degrees of importance really be given to these concepts? It’s really more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants situation. Often an individual’s right to privacy is outweighed by the publics right to know. But how the importance is weighed differs from news outlet to news outlet; and from journalist to journalist. These are the types of things any reporter and editor must consider before running a story—a conflict between duty and humanity. As stated in Doing Ethics in Journalism "journalists… are human beings… more than electronic button pushers."

Why Does the Media Give Up On a Story When It Does?

Susan Moeller in Compassion Fatigue claims that the affliction is the result of how the media handle crisis coverage. They inundate us with stories of tragedies until they begin to notice the first signs that "the short attention span of the public is up" and then they can it. If there was a support group for compassion fatigue, I’d be the first up at the podium saying: "My name is Stefan Schussler, and I am fed up."

Blogging vs. Mainstream Media

Once upon a time there was the press. And only those who could afford the printing or broadcasting costs could ever hope to play the game. Then came the internet, a world within our own, where the old adage that nothing is free no longer applies. Anyone with even the slowest computer and a dial-up connection can now become a member of the media.