Books about
Professional Journalism Standards and Rules that Apply to Full-time and
Freelance Journalists (Stringers) by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
I know I have some family members who might be setting up blogtalkradio.com shows, so I want you to make sure that you know the professional standards of journalism and legal ramifications of unlawful behavior by both adults and minors. Minors with malicious intent have been ruled by the Supreme Court as able to be tried and sentenced as adults.
People
who want to do Vine video broadcasting on Twitter and other social media
outlets need to know the rules of journalism that are pretty much outlined in
the journalism textbooks below:
Principles
of American Journalism: An Introduction by Stephanie Croft and Charles N. Davis:
Among
this book’s excellent introduction to journalism, it mentions that social media
has changed journalism by promoting conversations about article posts through
the comment section.
Asking
a question or presenting an alternative point of view is a way of promoting
conversations and evaluation of ideas in the Knowledge Era. (Knowledge = analyzing data and using it for
profit in business, for example. Being a
software engineer, who can manipulate data instantly is a great skill.)
Also,
in my opinion, a journalist who uses a source who is willing to be named and
provides verifiable evidence of a claim with a hyperlink to the original study
or survey is a much better source than an “unnamed government source,” who does
not give any evidence to verify what is being said.
These
“anonymous and confidential” sources could be totally made up or could be people
whose work is being plagiarized or used by unscrupulous journalists who do not
want freelance journalists to move up.
Providing
some sort of written evidence with a hyperlink to the evidence would remove
these suspicions from the source being quoted.
The
Anonymous “cyber terrorist” organization could just be a bunch of people who
went to community college and not to a prestigious university whose Facebook
comments are being lifted by media network workers.
The
Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should
Expect by
Bill Kovach and Tom Rosentiel
The
Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional
Journalists by
Rene J. Cappon
As
a final comment, even freelance or “stringer” journalists should have press
credentials. Stalking is a crime even
for journalists, because stalking on the computer or in person is a trait of
rapists, muggers, burglers, and people who do home or apartment seizures.
Many
“paparazzi” are also paid to pose media blitzes for upcoming actors and
actresses who wish to obtain media attention.
Paparazzi are not supposed to physically threaten you in any way,
including setting off flash photography in your face, which momentarily blinds
you, or disturb your sleep.
And,
you cannot use a person’s personal telephone number unless they have given it
to you. There is a function on iPhones
for caller identification that many women use to avoid taking unwanted calls
from salesmen.
The
books above have most of the information you need the standards of professional
journalism.
By
Ruth Paget, Author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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