Fall 2020 JOU 1000 22nd Class First presentation for week of November 9, 2020

1. JOU 1000
Introduction to
Journalism
Professor Michael Rizzo
Director, Journalism Program
Division of Mass Communication
Collins College of Professional Studies
First Presentation for week of Nov. 9, 2020

2. JOU 1000
Introduction to
Journalism
Last class
Photojournalism
Chapter 8: Engagement and Relevance

3. JOU 1000
Introduction to
Journalism
Today
More on Engagement and Relevance
Begin journalism ethics

4. RECAP
Typically keep captions to 1-2 accurate sentences
Journalism should be storytelling with a purpose
Think of properly communicating story facts
focused on who is impacted, interacting with
people affected and following-up
Re-think how stories are told in new
approaches that are engaging and relevant
The hourglass style of news writing draws
audiences in with an engaging summary and
continues with an engaging chronology

5. Chapter 8
More Engagement and Relevance
Stories become engaging with good
details and when the reporter
paints a picture in words that the
reader can see through the words in
the story
Details come from research and
observation

6. Read the story excerpt below
He…”observed the detective remove his
glasses to rub his eyes. When he dropped the
glasses on his desk, the [temple tip] had a
deep groove cut into it. [He asked about the
groove.]
At murder scenes…the sergeant [would view]
the victim’s body and take his glasses off,
always hooking them in his mouth.…his teeth
clenched so tightly on them that they cut into
the hard plastic…”
www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/makes-good-story/good-stories-use-detail/

7. For the reporter who wrote that story:
It was a telling detail that opened up a
window [for the reporter] into this man’s
life [to tell readers about and so they
could see it in their mind’s eye as they
Read the story].
[The description] said all that needed to
be said about [the detective’s] dedication,
motivation, and relationship to his job.
www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/makes-good-story/good-stories-use-detail/

8. Engagement and relevance of
journalism connect with ethics
in journalism.
Unethical journalists rob their
audiences of trust – audiences
don’t know what to believe so
they don’t believe any journalism.
That hurts journalism, journalists
and society.

9. Watch this video titled NBC News
This video is in BlackBoard
posted with this class presentation

10. The articles also recap the story
These articles are posted on BlackBoard
with this class presentation

11. This
is the Society of
Professional
Journalists (SPJ) Code
of Ethics. It is also in
BlackBoard with this
class presentation
The following pages
show each section in
more detail.

12. Each section details
guidelines for
journalists to think.
act and approach the
work of journalism
related to the topic
of the section.

17. Ethical Do’s and Don’ts covering tragedies
Ask permission: Those affected by tragedy
have a right to decline being interviewed,
photographed or filmed.
Clearly identify yourself and ask the
interviewee something like ‘Is it OK to ask
you a few questions about this now?’
Do not coerce, cajole or offer money to get
a story. Don’t thrust the additional burden
of negotiating an “exclusive” onto grieving
families.

18. Ethical guidelines for all news stories
Be accurate and do not feign compassion –
it can’t be faked. Offer sincere condolences
but do not say “I know how you feel.” You
don’t.
Avoid “devil’s advocate” questions that
might imply blame.
Show empathy, not detachment and be
careful to control your own emotions.

19. Consider if the taping of people in a
distressed or emotional state is needed.
Allow upset interviewees to tell you when
they’d like to take a break, whether they
want you to put your notebook down or
turn off recording equipment so they can
say something they don’t want used.
https://dartcenter.org

20. Read this research paper on applying Catholic
Social Teaching concepts to journalism ethics
in St. John’s University’s Journal of Vincentian
Social Action
This research paper is posted in BlackBoard
with this class presentation

21. This research paper is in BlackBoard under the Content Tab for our course.

22. For Friday November 13, 2020
Watch the videos and read the Code
of Ethics and articles posted with
this class presentation.
There are then two assignments to
complete.

23. 1) See and complete the Engaging
Story assignment
2) See and complete the NBC News
and Ethics assignment
Both assignments only require you to
submit 1-2 paragraphs of work but
follow each assignment’s directions.
The deadline to submit your answers is
12 Noon on Friday November 13, 2020

24. The next class presentation for
JOU 1000 will be posted on
Friday November 13, 2020
There will be information on Friday
about end of semester course
requirements and exchange credit
assignments for you to eliminate
low grades from earlier in the
semester.

25. STAY WELL
AND
STAY SAFE