Palin and the McCain Campaign Questions Journalist Ethics
Latest Palin and McCain Campaign of blaming the media for them looking bad.
Duration : 0:3:5
Mass Communication : Effects of Mass Communication
The effects of mass communication on the general public revolves around agenda setting, which refers to directing people’s thoughts toward a certain idea. Understand how mass media can affect everyone with help from a communications professor in this free video on communication.
Expert: Michael Morgan
Bio: Dr. Michael Morgan is a professor of communication at the University of Massachusetts, and he has published many writings on issues of mass communication.
Filmmaker: David Pakman
Duration : 0:2:0
Israeli Journalist Anat Kam under Secret House Arrest since December for Exposing Assasinations
Attention has focused on an investigation Haaretz published on the Israeli military’s assassination policy in November 2008, written by Uri Blau and headlined “Licence to Kill”. He reported that the military, the Israel Defence Force, had been carrying out assassinations of Palestinian militants in the West Bank in contravention of an Israeli high court ruling, which said efforts should be made first to arrest suspected militants rather than assassinating them.The story described meetings in the spring of 2007 in which senior Israeli generals discussed a mission to assassinate Ziad Subahi Mahmad Malaisha, a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The army chief, General Gabi Ashkenazi, allegedly approved the operation but said Malaisha’s car was not to be attacked if there was “more than one unidentified passenger” in it. Malaisha and another Islamic Jihad leader were killed by the military in June that year, and the military claimed at the time that the militants had first opened fire at the soldiers. One of the generals involved in the meetings, Major-General Yair Naveh, was quoted in the story as defending the killings as legal. The AP reported that Kam served in Naveh’s office during her military service.The Haaretz piece was accompanied by copies of military documents but it was approved by the military censor before publication, the Guardian understands. The story was published more than a year before Kam was arrested and was followed by several other articles by Blau that were similarly critical of the military.Dov Alfon, editor of Haaretz, said: “Uri Blau is in London. He will be there until his editors decide otherwise. We are ready to continue to keep him in London as long as needed. Uri Blau published a lot of articles in Haaretz. All of them are dynamite stuff and it is clear of course that the authorities are not satisfied with these kind of revelations in a major newspaper.”We understand this but we also understand that Israel is still a democracy and therefore we intend to continue to publish whatever public interest demands and our reporters can reveal.” Anat Kam, 23, goes on trial in two weeks on treason and espionage charges and could face up to 14 years in jail. A court-imposed gagging order, proposed by the state and more recently by the defence, is preventing media coverage of the arrest and charges in Israel.Kam is reportedly accused of copying military documents while she was a soldier on national service and then passing them to an Israeli newspaper, Haaretz. Kam denies the charges. Her lawyers declined to respond to repeated requests for comment.A Haaretz journalist, Uri Blau, who has written several stories critical of the Israeli military and who has been linked in internet reports to the case, has left Israel and is now in London, apparently for fear he will be targeted for his reporting. Haaretz and Channel 10, an Israeli television station, will challenge the media gagging order at a hearing on 12 April, two days before Kam’s trial is due to start at the Tel Aviv district court.The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, which reported the story from New York this week, said the investigation into Kam was jointly conducted by Israeli military intelligence, the police and the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security service. The Israeli military declined to comment on the case.During her military service, Kam reportedly worked in the office of a senior Israeli general and is accused of copying classified documents from the office. After her time in the army she became a journalist, working for the Israeli news website Walla, which was previously partly owned by Haaretz but entirely editorially independent. Reports suggest she is accused of leaking the documents to Haaretz.
Duration : 0:6:29
Mass Communication : The Hypodermic Theory of Mass Communication
The hypodermic needle theory of mass communication revolves around the idea that mass media messages are shot into people forcibly. Get more insight into this idea, sometimes known as the bullet theory, with help from a communications professor in this free video on communication.
Expert: Michael Morgan
Bio: Dr. Michael Morgan is a professor of communication at the University of Massachusetts, and he has published many writings on issues of mass communication.
Filmmaker: David Pakman
Duration : 0:1:57
Journalistic Ethics, Lec 4, Communications Studies 187, UCLA
Course Description: Intensive examination of ethical and policy issues arising from interaction of media institutions (print, film, broadcasting, and new technologies) and societal institutions (Congress, federal agencies, courts, Presidency, schools, churches, political action groups, advertisers, and audiences).
About the Professor:
Jim Newton is editor-at-large of the Los Angeles Times. He serves as a member of The Times’ editorial board, advises on editorial matters and writes and edits for the editorial page and Op-Ed. Previously, he served as editor of the editorial pages, supervising the editorial board and overseeing its work as well as the Op-Ed page, Sunday Opinion and letters to the editor.
A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times, he has worked as a reporter, editor and bureau chief and has covered, among other beats, the Los Angeles Police Department, the administration of Mayor Richard Riordan, federal law enforcement and state and local politics.
Duration : 1:4:25
Charles Wiley – Journalistic Malpractice
Charles Wiley has lectured on 5 continents and in all 50 states. While reporting from 100 countries, his search for facts led to his arrest eight times by secret police, including the KGB, and imprisonment in a Cuban dungeon while he was a correspondent for New York City radio station WOR. In this excerpt from a speech at UC Berkeley, Wiley looks at the increasingly troublesome state of journalism in America http://www.libertypen.com
Duration : 0:5:8
Mass Communication Promotional Video
This was a class project that turned into something actually used by the department.
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Nick Davis – Award winning Journalist visits CU
Nick Davies is the bestselling author of Flat Earth News, a book on falsehood and distortion in the media. Nick is also a former Journalist of the Year.
He visited us to take part in the Coventry Conversations series at the University.
If you would like to hear more talks please visit http://coventryuniversity.podbean.com/
Duration : 0:55:21
Exposing the Power of Citizen Journalism
More info: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/263896
Citizen media has impacted every corner of the world, as user-generated news has flourished in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. In this special Digital Journal TV episode, we look at how citizen journalism is shaping the future of news media.
This year saw a lot of change in the media landscape: newspaper ad revenue is plummeting, some companies are declaring bankruptcy and more online projects are grabbing a piece of the digital-ad revenue pie. Throughout 2008, a burgeoning trend has inspired a legion of individuals committed to under-reported stories. Citizen media allows everyday people to write about their communities, about issues that matter to them.
It’s been a good year for citizen media. For instance, citizen journalists gave the world a look into the Mumbai attacks, while also probing into the politicians behind the Obama-McCain presidential race. Readers were also treated to new online initiatives, such as the U.S. site Spot.us (allowing people to sponsor stories pitched by citizen journalists) to Al Jazeera’s Arab-language citizen media site.
On DigitalJournal.com, where citizen journalists are paid to report news, growth has been amazing; the site now boasts a stable of more than 10,000 people reporting from 140 different countries around the world. DigitalJournal.com’s reporters and members also represent a unique demographic, ranging from 15-year-olds to men and women in their 80s.
When it comes to content, DigitalJournal.com has been a busy news network, with more than 72,000 news reports published; almost 300,000 comments from readers and members; and more than 30,000 images and photos have been uploaded.
DigitalJournal.com also includes a “Vote It Up” button on the bottom of every article, blog and image that gives readers the power to decide what is newsworthy. The site automatically counts all the votes and the whole front page of DigitalJournal.com shows readers what other people want to see rather than what news editors want to show. We’ve seen more than half a million votes on DigitalJournal.com content, helping shape how the world consumes news.
Many mainstream media outlets are also joining the fray. Practically every major outlet has a citizen media channel in some form (or their interested in getting into the action) whether it’s CNN or Canada’s CTV or CityNews. Print publications also see potential in allowing their readers to contribute directly to the paper’s editorial. Does this mean citizen journalism will continue to complement the major players in the press?
If you have ever wanted to learn more about citizen media’s influence and its direction in the future, then this episode of Digital Journal TV is a must-see.
Check it out and let us know how citizen journalism has changed your life.
Duration : 0:7:41
Journalistic Ethics, Lec 3, Communications Studies 187, UCLA
Course Description: Intensive examination of ethical and policy issues arising from interaction of media institutions (print, film, broadcasting, and new technologies) and societal institutions (Congress, federal agencies, courts, Presidency, schools, churches, political action groups, advertisers, and audiences).
About the Professor:
Jim Newton is editor-at-large of the Los Angeles Times. He serves as a member of The Times’ editorial board, advises on editorial matters and writes and edits for the editorial page and Op-Ed. Previously, he served as editor of the editorial pages, supervising the editorial board and overseeing its work as well as the Op-Ed page, Sunday Opinion and letters to the editor.
A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Times, he has worked as a reporter, editor and bureau chief and has covered, among other beats, the Los Angeles Police Department, the administration of Mayor Richard Riordan, federal law enforcement and state and local politics.
Duration : 1:10:33