Truth & Journalism- Ch 1

Truth & Journalism Truth: the first and most confusing principle By Andy Brimhall, Jessica Banuelos, Megan Monk and Tawny Zambrano

What does "Truth" actually mean? ,[object Object]

4 truths -Hierarchy -Moral -Allegorical -Literal

Pentagon Papers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Watergate Journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein helped "uncover a system of dirty traacks". Woodward's and Berstein's effort to find the truth lead to the resignation of President Nixon.

Code of ethics: ,[object Object]

“ Perhaps the truth doesn’t even exist, since we are all subjective individuals” (Kovach, Rosenstiel 40). ,[object Object],[object Object]

What do journalists mean when they refer to searching for the truth? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Substitutes for Truthfulness 1. Fairness 2. Balance

Any substitutes? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Despite the Trends... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Paradox of Learning in the Information Age ,[object Object]

Partisan Journalism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

"For truth to prevail, journalists must make clear to whom they owe their first loyalty." ,[object Object]

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