The Facts Behind the Facts
Part 1
1. Bowden explains a principle which is that we live in a post-journalistic world. He says "In this post-journalistic world,the model for all national debate becomes the trial, where adversaries face off, representing opposing views."He is saying that we are not objective observers which we should be but rather we are on a quest for ammunition to use against others. We should be guided to be objective observers.
The problem he sees is that in the field of journalism reporters/journalist are on a quest for ammunition to please the public rather than telling a true story through a quest of information.
2. Gerard's piece is telling us that we should be exact with all of our facts and make sure we get the back story to present actions. He says, "Back story drives present action... worry the little facts, get them right, fret over being exact."
The problem Gerard experienced is that he never got the back story, so his story was false. He also explains how opinions are now stated as facts and people accept it and do not search for the truth.
Part 2
1. I chose group 1 readings because it looked interesting to me. I also thought with the previous readings in part 1 there would be some facts missing or a missing back story and I wanted to find some.
2. What's happening during the articles is that a rape has taken place at UVA (University of Virginia) and the articles go through her experience with it. The other article in the Washington Post points out discrepancies with her story A passage that points it out specifically is in the Rolling Stone's article A Rape on Campus it says, "The three friends launched into a heated discussion about the social price of reporting Jackie's rape, while Jackie stood beside them, mute in her bloody dress, wishing only to go back to her dorm room and fall into a deep, forgetful sleep."
3.The articles demonstrate a couple ethic problems with journalism. A Rape on Campus demonstrates the problem stated by Bowden which is that you can see that the writer didn't take an objective view. Instead you can see he was on a quest for ammunition. The Washington Post article demonstrates the problem of trying to get the facts exact, a principle from Gerard. The Washington Post states discrepancies of facts in A Rape on Campus.
4. The second piece puts more complexity to the story. It puts more complexity to the story because its states the discrepancies in the facts of Jackie's story.
1. Bowden explains a principle which is that we live in a post-journalistic world. He says "In this post-journalistic world,the model for all national debate becomes the trial, where adversaries face off, representing opposing views."He is saying that we are not objective observers which we should be but rather we are on a quest for ammunition to use against others. We should be guided to be objective observers.
The problem he sees is that in the field of journalism reporters/journalist are on a quest for ammunition to please the public rather than telling a true story through a quest of information.
2. Gerard's piece is telling us that we should be exact with all of our facts and make sure we get the back story to present actions. He says, "Back story drives present action... worry the little facts, get them right, fret over being exact."
The problem Gerard experienced is that he never got the back story, so his story was false. He also explains how opinions are now stated as facts and people accept it and do not search for the truth.
Part 2
1. I chose group 1 readings because it looked interesting to me. I also thought with the previous readings in part 1 there would be some facts missing or a missing back story and I wanted to find some.
2. What's happening during the articles is that a rape has taken place at UVA (University of Virginia) and the articles go through her experience with it. The other article in the Washington Post points out discrepancies with her story A passage that points it out specifically is in the Rolling Stone's article A Rape on Campus it says, "The three friends launched into a heated discussion about the social price of reporting Jackie's rape, while Jackie stood beside them, mute in her bloody dress, wishing only to go back to her dorm room and fall into a deep, forgetful sleep."
3.The articles demonstrate a couple ethic problems with journalism. A Rape on Campus demonstrates the problem stated by Bowden which is that you can see that the writer didn't take an objective view. Instead you can see he was on a quest for ammunition. The Washington Post article demonstrates the problem of trying to get the facts exact, a principle from Gerard. The Washington Post states discrepancies of facts in A Rape on Campus.
4. The second piece puts more complexity to the story. It puts more complexity to the story because its states the discrepancies in the facts of Jackie's story.