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A 4 page paper assessing the statement, “Journalists don’t just write about the news, they define it.” The paper supports the statement, and considers that perhaps the liberal education of journalists that includes only passing notice of “hard” sciences ultimately is the culprit. The paper uses former vice president Al Gore’s abysmal environmental record – polluter of rivers, supporter of destruction of rainforests and slumlord operation – as example, a characterization never mentioned by the media in the presidential campaign in 2000. Rather, journalists dubbed him “Mr. Environmentalism” because he wrote a book. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSjourNewsDef.rtf
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was a decade of consolidation in all industries, a trend which did not spare journalism. Of course the best known merger was that of AOL and Time-Warner, a merger
that has been plagued by infighting, lack of credibility and declining stock value for investors. Others occurred during the same period, of course, such as Disneys acquisition of ABC
(Furman, 2002). Layered acquisitions and the prospect of more to follow have created a wealth of ethical and political questions targeting the future of journalism. Shady Dealings
In this era of corporate irresponsibility and accounting scandals, AOL Time Warner announced in late 2002 that it would be restating results for 2001.
It had discovered an accounting error resulting in the reporting of $49 million more in revenues than it actually received (Stein, 2002). As former AOL and Time-Warner management continue
their infighting and public disputes, the new company continues to lose ground to competitors such as Comcast. Liebes (2000) notes that the publics
trust of the media in general had eroded significantly by the end of the 1990s, and that consolidations product had been "conflict between journalists and owners" (p. 295). Issues
include "the extent and nature of news editing, framing of news stories, news value, newsworthiness, watchdog journalism, and trust in accuracy of news coverage" (Liebes, 2000; p. 295). The
Iraqi war eased much of the publics distrust as they were able to see conditions and scenes for themselves. For their part, journalists
trying to cover corporations find themselves struggling to discover any information not already free for anyones view. McNair (2002) writes that "Reporters who cover corporations might as well be
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