HUM/176

Final Paper

PART ONE:

• Choose one of the three media problems below as the topic for your essay response.

• You are the chief editor of a large metropolitan daily newspaper. One of your reporters is caught fabricating sources and making up facts. How do you handle the situation, from disciplining the reporter to explaining it to your readers?

One of the most important obligations that a news outlet has to its readers and viewers is honesty. Without honesty, there is no trust, and without trust, there is no reason for viewers to follow that specific outlet. It is vitally important for the survival of newsprint in today's society to hold their selves to a highly ethical level. The advent of the internet and other media formats, such as tablet PCs and electronic readers,...