When giving a report - a written or spoken description of a situation, event, etc.- it must convey the information clearly and correctly (“Report”). Reporters report. Their job is to tell the news and to inform the people.
Movies display reporters as sleazy, shady, snakes that do whatever they must for a story. This view of reports were seen more in earlier films then it is now, but still an idea that is in the media. According to Bernard Weinraub, writer for The New York Times, “current Journalists are not seen in a great light ‘journalists’ behavior was often marked by ruthless ambition and even lying” (Weinraub). Weinraub uses the example from a 1930s movie, Five Star Final, that depicts a, “thoroughly despicable reporter who lies, steals
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There has been history since 370 B.C. of individuals telling the news (Saltzman). Muckrakers, the name given to US journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in politics and business, are the most talked about type of journalist in history classes. Many of these so-called muckrakers went undercover to see what happened behind the closed doors of business. Nellie Bly is an example of what some muckrakers did for a story. In The Muckrakers: American Journalism During the Age of Reform, Aileen Gallagher writes about what Bly did to get a job at a newspaper in New York, “To get her story, Bly pretended to be insane in September 1887, and city workers believed her. She was sent to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island” (Gallagher). Bly was in the asylum for ten days until she got out. When her story made the news people were outraged of the conditions the women in the asylum were in. After countless of letters were sent asking for change the city took noticed. Bly’s article sparked a city investigation into what was happening on Blackwell’s Island. Her actions changed policy that helped people. Many muckrakers helped uncover wrongdoings and brought them to public attention. Muckrakers were one of the factors to why the progressive movement
Being a conscientious journalist, Ida Tarbell is known for the inauguration of muckraking. President Theodore Roosevelt had given the term ‘muckraking’ to this type of investigative journalism done by Ida Tarbell. Roosevelt did not fully support her work because of its "focus and tone." The President got this name from a c...
It is important to understand the background of the person doing the reporting of events as it can influence what they think and say.
In Rushworth Kidder’s book “How Good People Make Tough Choices,” Kidder provides a series of different methods, codes and examples of what being an ethical journalist could mean. He gives examples of different situations where a person’s ethics are tested and what would be a good way to deal with these situations. He starts by explaining the difference between things that are right-versus-right dilemmas, and those that are right-versus-wrong dilemmas.
Muckrakers were early twentieth-century reformers whose 1 mission was to look for and uncover political and business corruption. The term muckraker, which referred to the "man with a muckrake" in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, was first used in a pejorative sense by Theodore Roosevelt, whose opinion of the muckrakers was that they were biased and overreacting. The movement began about 1902 and died down by 1917. Despite its brief duration, however, it had a significant impact on the political, commercial, and even literary climate of the period.
Muckraking was a powerful journalistic force, whose supporters made it so. Muckraking was the practice of writers and critics exposing corrupt politicians and business practices. President Theodore Roosevelt made the term "muck-raker" popular. He once said The man with the muck-rake, the man who could look no way but downward with the muck-rake in his hands; who was offered a celestial crown for his muckrake, but who would neither look up nor regard the crown he was offered, but continued to rake himself the filth of the floor. Some, like Roosevelt, viewed methods of muckrakers such as Ida Tarbell, Ray S. Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and Upton Sinclair as these types of people.
Self-motivation and determination are two of the main ideals of being journalist. If a journalist does not have the desire to find and report a story, he has no career. A journalist depends on finding the facts, getting to the bottom of the story and reporting to the public, whether it’s positive or negative. Janet Malcom states in the book The Journalist and the Murderer, “Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.” (Malcolm, 3) Her starting words speak volumes about “the Journalist and the Murderer” and the lessons that can be learned.
Imagine inhaling CO2 every day for 20 years. Well that’s what Steve Day a coal Miner did his whole life. Steve Day worked in the mines for over 33 years, this is where he recuperated between shifts underground, mining rich streams of the Central Appalachian cornfields and doing his part to help the Peabody Energy Corp, which is the nation's most productive mine company. Now all Steve Day does is just inhaling oxygen from a tank, slowly suffocating to death. Muckraking is still an effective means of creating change as evidenced by Chris Hamby work titled, “Labor Department unveils changes to aid miners in black lung benefits cases”
It is not a surprise that journalists go to extreme lengths in order to get “dirt” on a certain subject. These journalists are often given the title of “muckraker.” The term holds many connotations; some believe that they are journalists who go a bit too far, while others believe that they are simply people whose main goal is to expose any sort of misconduct. Many people disagree on whether or not being given the title of a “muckraker” is honorable, and it causes a lot of arguments in the modern era. Because of this, it is important that everyone eventually ends up on the same side to prevent further disagreement.
The journalism used for the news casts was not like normal journalism of the decade or even in the present. For the news reporters, they would write a story in the “most descriptive way we could.” Keith Radford explains that at journalism school they would use examples from the CKLW 20/20 newscast to show students what not to do. News reports were heard by a big booming voice exclaiming:
...te the flawed example of muckraking by The Jungle, the main reason for the use of muckraking was and still is an effective way of revealing the corruption of politics and businesses. Although The Jungle may not have served Sinclair purposes for social reform, it brought reform to the way food is handled. Without the enlightening view of the meat-packing business, even if false, the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act may never have been created. We still see examples of muckraking today from Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me to magazines like People, Time, Cosmopolitan, and National Geographic. Muckraking is one of the few ways that the average person can find out about information quickly and easily. In certain cases, it even connects the nations together in order to fight a common enemy, whether it is political, social, natural, or supernatural.
In “Reporting the News” by George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, and Robert L. Lineberry, the main idea is how the media determines what to air, where to get said stories that will air, how the media presents the news, and the medias effect on the general public. “Reporting The News” is a very strong and detailed article. The authors’ purpose is to inform the readers of what goes on in the news media. This can be inferred by the authors’ tone. The authors’ overall tone is critical of the topics that are covered. The tone can be determined by the authors’ strong use of transitions, specific examples, and phrases or words that indicate analysis. To summarize, first, the authors’ indicate that the media chooses its stories that will air
Muckraking was another way people got their point across, they would find out all the information that they could on a person and they would basically, just drag their good name thought the mud, telling the people about, the things that they might not know, the corrupt things and bad deals and kickbacks...
Muckraking. The public was becoming more and more informed throughout the Progressive Era. Muckraking, the predecessor to investigative journalism, would play a major role in exposing social problems. Muckrakers had a huge impact on the changing societal landscape and investigated anything that they felt was corrupt and needed reform, such as unsanitary conditions and housing. Two Famous muckrakers, Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis, wrote books that would expose two of the biggest scandals of the Progressive Era.
The Second Industrial Revolution brought about many changes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While there was much prosperity, it was unequally distributed among the lower, middle, and upper classes. Although the inequality was apparent, the national government deliberately chose to take a laissez-faire stand, thus allowing big businesses to flourish but at the expense of the people. Free to do as they pleased, businesses engaged in unfair, immoral business practices not only on their competitors but also their employees and consumers. To combat this oppressive state, Americans, concerned with the welfare of the people, spoke out about these problems and encouraged reform, raising awareness through their writing. These people were known as "muckrakers," a term coined by President Theodore Roosevelt. They "raked" through the "muck" in order to expose society and corruption. Some even called these muckrakers, David, in reference to the Biblical story of David and Goliath, striking down the Goliaths (or corruptions) of society. Because society (then) revered muckrakers as great heroes, it was easy to ignore the muckraker's flaws. However, it is important to analyze the muckrakers from a more critical standpoint as well as a celebratory view in order to get a more accurate understanding of their consequential impact.
One group in particular, labeled the “muckrakers”, which consisted of writers and journalists, reported the offensive actions of businesses and government and the terrible health and living conditions of the worker. Many wrote what was considered fictional novels that were based on the actual atrocities that were occurring in the nation at this time. Writers like Frank Norris wrote about the intimidation of the railroad companies against the farmers. Another writer, John Spargo, visited coal mines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to work and verify the working conditions in the mines for young boys. They worked 10 hours a day picking refuse from the coal and choking on the dust. Still others documented the hazardous dyes and materials that could eat away a workers fingernail. Photographers also played a part in bringing national exposure to this problem by capt...