Lily Parkinson, lilypark89@gmail.com
I thought this set of readings was one of the most interesting we've had to read. I really liked parts one and two of "Who's Doing Good Work in Online News." Not only were many of the featured websites good sources of inspiration, they also proved to be flat-out useful. One of my favorites was Politifact's Obameter. President Obama made so many promises while on the campaign trail, I'm glad someone is keeping track of the promises he's fulfilling. I'm also very glad that a news organization is keeping track of his promises as well: This gives journalists positive light in an increasingly negative outlook of the press.
Many believe the newspaper business is dying; however, the Newspaper Association of America argues otherwise. Newspapers aren't dying, just changing. They are changing from a world of competition between papers to one of community on the Internet.
When reading through "Who's Doing Good Work in Online News," I discovered that there are really two news-related communities emerging online. The first is the niche market. Established news organizations as well as new online-only ventures are marketing to very specific neighborhoods and groups of people. These niches, such as "MomsLikeMe," unite users to not only read but also generate news about their specific areas and interests. They work together to form a community of news. The second community is more journalistically based. This community comes in the form of news aggregation. Many sites are now pulling from other news sources. Not only can users read what others are saying about events and issues, but the original news source becomes a one-stop site for users.
Journalism is no longer a competition but a communication.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Strat3
I chose to read this story about the protests for collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin.
1. Make a list.
A. Have other methods to solve the state's financial problem been researched?
B. How will the legislation specifically affect individuals in that state?
C. Where are the Democrat senators hiding?
2. Think about change. If this legislation passes, workers in Wisconsin will have fewer rights. Also, this legislation may then be passed in other states.
3. Think about the unusual. The U.S. rarely sees protests on this level today. Profiling one - or several - of the protesters, showing they're regular Americans, may bring the story closer to home.
4. Ask yourself what interests you. What interests me about this story is that history is being made during our time. Much like the Civil Rights Movement, Americans are fighting for their rights.
5. Think about the next steps. A reporter could write about the effects of the legislation passing or not passing and also how the continuing protests will affect governing in the state.
6. Think about the people. As I mentioned before, profiling individuals affected by this legislation would benefit readers.
7. Apply the five W's. Who will this legislation affect? What will the governor do to pass the legislation without a quorum? When will either side back down? Where are the missing senators? Why is collective bargaining important?
8. Ask how. How will this legislation affect the rest of American unions?
9. Ask others. I feel that Twitter and Facebook would be awesome sources for these stories. People post about their passions, and this is definitely a passionate issue at the moment.
10. Read. I think doing research on previous union protests in American history and how they compare and contrast to the current one would make an interesting enterprise piece.
1. Make a list.
A. Have other methods to solve the state's financial problem been researched?
B. How will the legislation specifically affect individuals in that state?
C. Where are the Democrat senators hiding?
2. Think about change. If this legislation passes, workers in Wisconsin will have fewer rights. Also, this legislation may then be passed in other states.
3. Think about the unusual. The U.S. rarely sees protests on this level today. Profiling one - or several - of the protesters, showing they're regular Americans, may bring the story closer to home.
4. Ask yourself what interests you. What interests me about this story is that history is being made during our time. Much like the Civil Rights Movement, Americans are fighting for their rights.
5. Think about the next steps. A reporter could write about the effects of the legislation passing or not passing and also how the continuing protests will affect governing in the state.
6. Think about the people. As I mentioned before, profiling individuals affected by this legislation would benefit readers.
7. Apply the five W's. Who will this legislation affect? What will the governor do to pass the legislation without a quorum? When will either side back down? Where are the missing senators? Why is collective bargaining important?
8. Ask how. How will this legislation affect the rest of American unions?
9. Ask others. I feel that Twitter and Facebook would be awesome sources for these stories. People post about their passions, and this is definitely a passionate issue at the moment.
10. Read. I think doing research on previous union protests in American history and how they compare and contrast to the current one would make an interesting enterprise piece.
Case Study 8: Trend Stories
After reading the different cases of trend stories, I think that quality reporting should be done on every level - even nationally. Sources' information should be double-checked, especially if the source is not an expert in the area he or she is discussing with the reporter. Even if the story has been reported locally, quasi-locally and even nationally, each and every reporter, content editor and copy editor should be skeptical of the details. They should be exceptionally critical of the details if the details originated in quotes. Also, information from a handful of sources should not be the sole source of information, especially if there is nationally accredited facts about the issue, such as the New York Times' story on evangelical church attendance. And though information is in abundance in this Internet age, CBS should not have manipulated the good facts it did have just to create a shocking story. Trend stories need quality back up - and lots of it. "Solid numbers" are difficult to come by, but journalists have the job of tracking them down.
In terms of the library story published in the Sun, the library's visitors did come to use the computers to apply for jobs, but these individuals were never asked if they lost their jobs because of the worsening economy. They could have been fired or laid off for a variety of other reasons.
The story also does not go into detail about whether or not the library's visitations increased for other reasons. The population could have grown, causing more library visits. Thus, I believe that while the headline might not be completely incorrect, it is not strongly backed by the information provided in the story.
Even if there is a large quantity of stories on an issue, the reporting could be entirely false. It is the role of an editor to ensure the quality of every story put under his or her scrutiny.
In terms of the library story published in the Sun, the library's visitors did come to use the computers to apply for jobs, but these individuals were never asked if they lost their jobs because of the worsening economy. They could have been fired or laid off for a variety of other reasons.
The story also does not go into detail about whether or not the library's visitations increased for other reasons. The population could have grown, causing more library visits. Thus, I believe that while the headline might not be completely incorrect, it is not strongly backed by the information provided in the story.
Even if there is a large quantity of stories on an issue, the reporting could be entirely false. It is the role of an editor to ensure the quality of every story put under his or her scrutiny.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Case Study 7
When I first read "Jimmy's World," the content made me sick. I wondered why that story would even be published on Page One since the material could be so upsetting. Then I began wondering how these sources could've checked out, if only their first names were used. The only expert was quoted once, and that information didn't seem to add up to the rest of the story. I also wondered why Jimmy's absences from school weren't being punished.
The first necessary skill a reporter needs is skepticism. Had copy editors been more skeptical, as Laurie Phillips says in her piece, the entire "Jimmy's World" crisis could've been avoided. Little discrepancies in the story highlight the bad - that is, complete lack of - reporting done. Janet Cooke didn't even lie well. Copy editors - and anyone else who read the story - should have immediately been skeptical of the sources in "Jimmy's World" because they were partly anonymous. Any source, even if they aren't anonymous, needs to be double-checked, especially in a world where identities can so easily be changed.
The second necessary skill this event calls attention to is knowing one's reporters. Alpin-Brownlee knew that Cooke, one of her reporters, was not capable of writing a story like "Jimmy's World." Personalities are reflected in story content. Thus, knowing the reporters on a personal level as well as their journalistic capabilities will definitely help in maintaining the validity of any publication.
I learned a lot from this case study, and I plan to immediately apply these lessons to my editing life.
The first necessary skill a reporter needs is skepticism. Had copy editors been more skeptical, as Laurie Phillips says in her piece, the entire "Jimmy's World" crisis could've been avoided. Little discrepancies in the story highlight the bad - that is, complete lack of - reporting done. Janet Cooke didn't even lie well. Copy editors - and anyone else who read the story - should have immediately been skeptical of the sources in "Jimmy's World" because they were partly anonymous. Any source, even if they aren't anonymous, needs to be double-checked, especially in a world where identities can so easily be changed.
The second necessary skill this event calls attention to is knowing one's reporters. Alpin-Brownlee knew that Cooke, one of her reporters, was not capable of writing a story like "Jimmy's World." Personalities are reflected in story content. Thus, knowing the reporters on a personal level as well as their journalistic capabilities will definitely help in maintaining the validity of any publication.
I learned a lot from this case study, and I plan to immediately apply these lessons to my editing life.
Strat14
I chose to analyze the sources in this story from the Gainesville Sun about recent funding the local Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County has recently received. In terms of attribution, the source of the story's primary information is not clear in the beginning. The Boys and Girls Club is not directly attributed in the lead, though it is mentioned. To make the story stronger, I would suggest editing this so that there is attribution much early in the story. I don't believe there is too much attribution in the story, but like I said, I do believe the attribution can be moved up.
The reporter did interview the right sources. Three employees from different executive levels of the Boys and Girls Club are quoted. These sources are believable, and three sources is plenty. As an editor, however, I would want more variety in points-of-view in this story. The reporter could've spoken with parents of children involved in the Boys and Girls Club. The reporter also could've spoken with organizations that receive Boys and Girls Club kids as members.
I don't think any of the information is in doubt, and I believe all assertions are verified. The content of the story is strong. The only aspects of the story that I would suggest for editing are moving the attributions up in the story and interviewing different points-of-view.
The reporter did interview the right sources. Three employees from different executive levels of the Boys and Girls Club are quoted. These sources are believable, and three sources is plenty. As an editor, however, I would want more variety in points-of-view in this story. The reporter could've spoken with parents of children involved in the Boys and Girls Club. The reporter also could've spoken with organizations that receive Boys and Girls Club kids as members.
I don't think any of the information is in doubt, and I believe all assertions are verified. The content of the story is strong. The only aspects of the story that I would suggest for editing are moving the attributions up in the story and interviewing different points-of-view.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Blog 3
The readings again this week supported my assertion that journalism has increasingly become a community effort instead of one completed solely by reporters in a newsroom. The Internet has created a new and unique sphere of information and communication. As shown in the social media landscape, people are constantly communicating - and spreading the news. As newsrooms have cut down on staff as Fisher points out in his blog post, people spreading the news in other venues have multiplied.
With this in mind, a new news-writing technique has emerged: writing for the Internet. Journalists not only have had to learn new technology but also a new way of speaking the truth. Examples include tighter, quicker and shorter writing. Internet users lack a major virtue: patience. News organizations must adapt to that.
The New York Times learned this adaptation by scanning for which words their online readers looked up the most. I think this was a great way to see how the Internet greatly benefits the relationship between news organizations and their readers. Fisher also challenges journalists to use this relationship to the benefit of reporting. The problem he sees, however, is the change credibility has made: from institutional to transactional. Some more traditional journalists may have trouble with this change, but it must be accepted.
Fisher argues that bloggers help "broaden and deepen" information ideally. I wonder what he thinks they actually do. I also think the community aspect of journalism on the Internet has subconsciously forced people to turn back to their real-life communities. They want to hear about their hometown. "When you do it from the ground up, you have to listen, watch, smell and hear first," Fisher said.
The community of journalism in the U.S. is now looking toward the government to be the saving grace of journalism. According to Nichols and McChesney, the Internet has helped worsen the crisis for journalism. The only way to save the truth-seekers from the community on the Web is to get protection from the government. They say, "Today, as in the early Republic, our system of government cannot succeed and our individual freedoms cannot survive without an informed, participating citizenry, and that requires competitive, independent news media."
With this in mind, a new news-writing technique has emerged: writing for the Internet. Journalists not only have had to learn new technology but also a new way of speaking the truth. Examples include tighter, quicker and shorter writing. Internet users lack a major virtue: patience. News organizations must adapt to that.
The New York Times learned this adaptation by scanning for which words their online readers looked up the most. I think this was a great way to see how the Internet greatly benefits the relationship between news organizations and their readers. Fisher also challenges journalists to use this relationship to the benefit of reporting. The problem he sees, however, is the change credibility has made: from institutional to transactional. Some more traditional journalists may have trouble with this change, but it must be accepted.
Fisher argues that bloggers help "broaden and deepen" information ideally. I wonder what he thinks they actually do. I also think the community aspect of journalism on the Internet has subconsciously forced people to turn back to their real-life communities. They want to hear about their hometown. "When you do it from the ground up, you have to listen, watch, smell and hear first," Fisher said.
The community of journalism in the U.S. is now looking toward the government to be the saving grace of journalism. According to Nichols and McChesney, the Internet has helped worsen the crisis for journalism. The only way to save the truth-seekers from the community on the Web is to get protection from the government. They say, "Today, as in the early Republic, our system of government cannot succeed and our individual freedoms cannot survive without an informed, participating citizenry, and that requires competitive, independent news media."
Case Study 6
Especially after reading this story, I think Google Alerts has great potential to change how reporters and editors come up with story ideas. It literally does the search for them, and with the click of a mouse gives them much of the background and preliminary research needed. From the Jim Morrison story, the reporter was able to contact Morrison's father and the man who wrote the letter to Charlie Crist. I definitely want an account like this because I know it will help me sift through the gobs of information on the Internet. While the Internet is changing journalism into community effort, the amount of information generated is overwhelming. Thus, filters such as Google Alerts help in the process of learning and analyzing this information.
Strat12
The following original nut graphs are taken from Friday's issue of the Independent Florida Alligator.
1. State Senate president talks budget cuts by Morgan Watkins
Original: "The state senator stressed the importance of budget cuts throughout his presentation at Pugh Hall on Thursday night. The event, hosted by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, encouraged people to submit questions to Haridopolos in person and online."
Web summary: "Haridopolos stressed the importance of budget cuts at his presentation Thursday night that encouraged students to submit their own questions."
2. Egypt's Mubarak won't quit, but gives power to VP by the Associated Press
Original: "The rapidly moving events raised the question of whether a rift had opened between Mubarak and the military command over the spiraling mass uprising demanding the president to go."
Web summary: "Mubarak's passing of power to his vice president and the protesters' ensuing outrage questions the relationship between Mubarak and the military."
3. Students chalk for love by Kelley Davis
Original: "Duncan sees the event as a good way to give encouragement to those who will be lonely or have low self-esteem on Valentine's Day."
Web summary: "Students chalking inspirational messages around campus hope to boost self-esteem on Valentine's day."
1. State Senate president talks budget cuts by Morgan Watkins
Original: "The state senator stressed the importance of budget cuts throughout his presentation at Pugh Hall on Thursday night. The event, hosted by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, encouraged people to submit questions to Haridopolos in person and online."
Web summary: "Haridopolos stressed the importance of budget cuts at his presentation Thursday night that encouraged students to submit their own questions."
2. Egypt's Mubarak won't quit, but gives power to VP by the Associated Press
Original: "The rapidly moving events raised the question of whether a rift had opened between Mubarak and the military command over the spiraling mass uprising demanding the president to go."
Web summary: "Mubarak's passing of power to his vice president and the protesters' ensuing outrage questions the relationship between Mubarak and the military."
3. Students chalk for love by Kelley Davis
Original: "Duncan sees the event as a good way to give encouragement to those who will be lonely or have low self-esteem on Valentine's Day."
Web summary: "Students chalking inspirational messages around campus hope to boost self-esteem on Valentine's day."
Strat11 Assign2
I looked at six articles from the past two issues of the Independent Florida Alligator. The first five sets of quotes I analyze are from Thursday, Feb. 10, 201,1 and the last one is from Friday, Feb. 11, 2011's issue.
1. New jail windows could cut suicides by Meredith Rutland
"We all want the jail fixed," said County Manager Randall Reid at the meeting.
I believe this quote could add strength to this story by re-phrasing it this way: County Manager Randall Reid said they all want the jail fixed. The quote, while it does bring new information to the story, does not add any emotion. Also, Reid is unclear about to whom he's referring.
2. Charles to visit Russia on Spring Break diplomacy trip by Hannah Winston
"Words cannot express how excited I am," she said.
This is the first quote in the story, and while it does express an emotion, I believe it can be paraphrased. The last quote in the story is much stronger and descriptive, and I believe could be moved up. I know quotes are often "kickers", but I think this one has quite the potential to be the "crystallizing quote": "The best diplomacy you can have is to interact with others," she said.
3. Group holds balloon race by Sara Kaner
"The event went fantastic and we hope it will drive people to our website and our sessions," she said.
"It's been 10 years since the UF team has won," said team member Maura Reese. "It's a good time to break the streak."
I believe both of these quotes could be paraphrased, with the exception of the second half of Reese's quote. The remaining quotes don't elicit much emotion or detail that can't be conveyed in prose. I do believe the information is necessary, but I don't think the information should be quoted. In this situation, I would ask the reporter to go back for additional quotes.
4. Santa Fe's student government fights for bus rights by Rachel Stephens
This story did not include any quotes at all, which I found very surprising. This story has such a personal and unique spin to it, I feel quotes are extremely necessary. While the reporter spoke to an individual involved in the initiative, no "crystallizing quotes" appear to have been collected during the interview.
5. Celebrating love - apart by Eugenio Torrens
"It ain't easy. That's for sure," Guenov said.
I would not put this information inside quotation marks because while it does include the speaker's opinion, it sounds as though the reporter only included it in the story because of the speaker's use of the word "ain't." Grammar errors should not be the reason quotes are included in stories. I think the information can be conveyed without this quote.
6. Block tuition on ballot by Hannah Winston
"I think that the opinion of the Student Body is already known, and it's great that it's on the ballot," said Ben Meyers, the Unite Party candidate for Student Body president.
First of all, I don't know why student body is capitalized in this quote. Secondly, I don't think this information needed to be included in quotes because it's not catchy. Also, Meyers doesn't specify here who knows the student body's opinion - something I find important. Maybe the people who should know the opinion of the students don't actually know it.
1. New jail windows could cut suicides by Meredith Rutland
"We all want the jail fixed," said County Manager Randall Reid at the meeting.
I believe this quote could add strength to this story by re-phrasing it this way: County Manager Randall Reid said they all want the jail fixed. The quote, while it does bring new information to the story, does not add any emotion. Also, Reid is unclear about to whom he's referring.
2. Charles to visit Russia on Spring Break diplomacy trip by Hannah Winston
"Words cannot express how excited I am," she said.
This is the first quote in the story, and while it does express an emotion, I believe it can be paraphrased. The last quote in the story is much stronger and descriptive, and I believe could be moved up. I know quotes are often "kickers", but I think this one has quite the potential to be the "crystallizing quote": "The best diplomacy you can have is to interact with others," she said.
3. Group holds balloon race by Sara Kaner
"The event went fantastic and we hope it will drive people to our website and our sessions," she said.
"It's been 10 years since the UF team has won," said team member Maura Reese. "It's a good time to break the streak."
I believe both of these quotes could be paraphrased, with the exception of the second half of Reese's quote. The remaining quotes don't elicit much emotion or detail that can't be conveyed in prose. I do believe the information is necessary, but I don't think the information should be quoted. In this situation, I would ask the reporter to go back for additional quotes.
4. Santa Fe's student government fights for bus rights by Rachel Stephens
This story did not include any quotes at all, which I found very surprising. This story has such a personal and unique spin to it, I feel quotes are extremely necessary. While the reporter spoke to an individual involved in the initiative, no "crystallizing quotes" appear to have been collected during the interview.
5. Celebrating love - apart by Eugenio Torrens
"It ain't easy. That's for sure," Guenov said.
I would not put this information inside quotation marks because while it does include the speaker's opinion, it sounds as though the reporter only included it in the story because of the speaker's use of the word "ain't." Grammar errors should not be the reason quotes are included in stories. I think the information can be conveyed without this quote.
6. Block tuition on ballot by Hannah Winston
"I think that the opinion of the Student Body is already known, and it's great that it's on the ballot," said Ben Meyers, the Unite Party candidate for Student Body president.
First of all, I don't know why student body is capitalized in this quote. Secondly, I don't think this information needed to be included in quotes because it's not catchy. Also, Meyers doesn't specify here who knows the student body's opinion - something I find important. Maybe the people who should know the opinion of the students don't actually know it.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Strat32
My favorites from the 25 Phrases to Tighten:
4. At this point in time -> Now
9. Unexpected surprise -> Surprise
12. By virtue of the fact that -> Because
I searched for these phrases in Google News and came up with the following results:
"At this point in time" yielded 1,564 hits. By scanning the descriptions under each result, I noticed that many of these results had this phrase in a quote. Thus, this phrase is frequently used in day-to-day speech. Writers need to be aware of this when paraphrasing quotes.
"Unexpected surprise" yielded 79 results, many of which appeared to occur in the lead of this story. This was very disconcerting.
Interestingly enough, "by virtue of the fact that" yielded 79 results as well. This phrase was used a couple times in sports stories.
I chose to tighten one of the stories with "unexpected surprise" in the lead since surprises create interesting stories.
Original: 12-year-old shocked by naughty conversation heart
(NEWSER) – A 12-year-old Sacramento girl got an unexpected surprise while eating some Valentine's Day candy: a conversation heart bearing the message, "NICE TITS." "I thought it was kinda shocking," Ciara Bush tells KCRA. She brought the candy to her similarly shocked parents, who emailed the candy maker. The company asked them to mail the entire bag back so it can figure out what went wrong.
Tighten: A Valentine's Day conversation heart candy surprised a 12-year-old Sacramento girl with the message, "NICE TITS." "I thought it was kinda shocking," Ciara Bush tells KCRA. Her similarly shocked parents e-mailed the candy maker, who asked Ciara's parents to mail the bag of candy to them so they could figure out the mishap.
4. At this point in time -> Now
9. Unexpected surprise -> Surprise
12. By virtue of the fact that -> Because
I searched for these phrases in Google News and came up with the following results:
"At this point in time" yielded 1,564 hits. By scanning the descriptions under each result, I noticed that many of these results had this phrase in a quote. Thus, this phrase is frequently used in day-to-day speech. Writers need to be aware of this when paraphrasing quotes.
"Unexpected surprise" yielded 79 results, many of which appeared to occur in the lead of this story. This was very disconcerting.
Interestingly enough, "by virtue of the fact that" yielded 79 results as well. This phrase was used a couple times in sports stories.
I chose to tighten one of the stories with "unexpected surprise" in the lead since surprises create interesting stories.
Original: 12-year-old shocked by naughty conversation heart
(NEWSER) – A 12-year-old Sacramento girl got an unexpected surprise while eating some Valentine's Day candy: a conversation heart bearing the message, "NICE TITS." "I thought it was kinda shocking," Ciara Bush tells KCRA. She brought the candy to her similarly shocked parents, who emailed the candy maker. The company asked them to mail the entire bag back so it can figure out what went wrong.
Tighten: A Valentine's Day conversation heart candy surprised a 12-year-old Sacramento girl with the message, "NICE TITS." "I thought it was kinda shocking," Ciara Bush tells KCRA. Her similarly shocked parents e-mailed the candy maker, who asked Ciara's parents to mail the bag of candy to them so they could figure out the mishap.
Case Study 5: Afghan
USA Today and The New York Times both reported on a poll conducted by the Asia Foundation in Afghanistan in 2006. Paid for by the U.S. Agency for International Development, over 6,000 Afghans were polled on their concerns for their country and government. These two publications, however, took very different views on the poll's results: USA Today's was positive while The New York Times' view was negative. I believe both of these stories, while having positive aspects, lacked balance because of their overwhelmingly prevalent views on the results. The obvious views in these stories interest me because the type of reporting that was done to get this information was very similar: Both publications had the results of the poll, but USA Today also includes the thoughts of experts. I believe these insights are helpful to the reader because they give readers a basis for interpretation of all the numbers listed by USA Today. The average reader probably does not have a wide range of knowledge about Afghanistan, so these quotations are warranted. However, both of the experts have very negative views of the survey. A balanced news story would have both positive and negative views quoted from experts. Even though the voice of the USA Today reporter is positive concerning the survey, this does not balance out the negativity from the experts.
The New York Times article does not include any information from outside sources other than the results of the survey itself. The voice of the story is on the negative side, but I believe this article does a better job at deciphering the statistics for readers, rather than listing the results like USA Today did. The New York Times made the numbers tell a story rather than just telling the numbers to readers. Another positive of the story in the Times was the graphic that was included. Not everyone can interpret numbers simply by reading them, so adding this element made the interpretation of the survey easier for many readers.
Compiling these stories in class posed quite the challenge for me. I hadn't ever combined stories of this nature, and the fact that their views were completely opposite made the task that much more difficult. This challenge, however, turned into a learning experience for me. I had known about the importance of balanced reporting before, but completing this assignment truly highlighted the issue for me. Even large, successful papers such as USA Today and The New York Times have difficulty with this concept. As an editor and a reader, balanced reporting will definitely be at the forefront of my mind from now on.
The New York Times article does not include any information from outside sources other than the results of the survey itself. The voice of the story is on the negative side, but I believe this article does a better job at deciphering the statistics for readers, rather than listing the results like USA Today did. The New York Times made the numbers tell a story rather than just telling the numbers to readers. Another positive of the story in the Times was the graphic that was included. Not everyone can interpret numbers simply by reading them, so adding this element made the interpretation of the survey easier for many readers.
Compiling these stories in class posed quite the challenge for me. I hadn't ever combined stories of this nature, and the fact that their views were completely opposite made the task that much more difficult. This challenge, however, turned into a learning experience for me. I had known about the importance of balanced reporting before, but completing this assignment truly highlighted the issue for me. Even large, successful papers such as USA Today and The New York Times have difficulty with this concept. As an editor and a reader, balanced reporting will definitely be at the forefront of my mind from now on.
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