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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Reference books about Professional Journalism Standards by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

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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