Journalism 101 1st Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last Lecture II. A Brief History of Fact-CheckingIII. Titles (throughout the process)IV. New Type of fact checking has developedV. What do fact checkers do?VI. How do huge errors/ claims get published?Outline of Current Lecture II. ExamIII. Today: The People of Journalism and their ProductsIV. The People of JournalismCurrent LectureI. Exama. 15-20 Multiple Choiceb. Name the concept for fill in the blankc. 2-4 sentences for short answerd. Know centuries, movable type (know concepts)II. Today: The People of Journalism and their Productsa. Caveatsi. Not all media outlets are the sameii. There is a reasonably coherent culture of journalism in the countryIII. The People of Journalisma. Publisheri. CEO of the newspaperii. Controls the newspaperiii. May be owner; or else answers to shareholdersiv. Deals with both “business side” and “news side”b. The “Wall”i. News1. Story section2. Coverage3. Paper compositionii. Business1. Advertisements2. SubscriptionsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.3. Classifiedsc. The Business Stafi. Works with advertisers1. Negotiates ad placements and feesii. Coordinate subscriptionsiii. Other business functions (i.e. finance)d. Editor/ Managing Editor/ Exec. Editori. Several to many editorsii. Main tasks:1. Story selection2. Reporter assignment3. Story editing4. Editorial writinge. Reportersi. Research1. Eyewitness to events2. Finding and interviewing sources3. Archival research4. “Shoe-leather” reportingf. Ombudsmani. Mediates between two partierii. Member of the institution who represents the publiciii. Investigates matters of journalistic integrityg. Editorial Boardi. A group od senior editorsii. Writes the editorialsiii. A possible career1. Reporter Editor Bureau Chief Editorial board managerh. Opinion writer/ Columnistsi. Someone who writes essays expressing their opinionii. The newspaper ofers space for discussion and debateiii. Possible to separate opinions from rational, objective informationiv. Some opinion
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