I will expect you to think critically about First Amendment rights as you develop
this essay. In essay, address the questions posed following the scenario,
but make it all flow as though those questions are thoughts you have and know
that they must be considered in arriving at a solution to your journalistic
dilemma. Do not list the questions within your essay and then answer them individually. You must fully
justify the path you choose. In other words, whether you choose a solution that
is provided to you within the case scenario or another one you have come up
with on your own, you must explain completely why you have made this choice.
Refer to at least two previously decided cases (precedent) as partial support for your decision. Remember: The First Amendment is
NOT a precedent. Do not start off writing the scenario as it appears in this
assignment simply to add words to your essay. You may begin by briefly
explaining the dilemma you are facing.
____ 650–900 words (This
is a firm minimum and maximum number of words—not one word fewer nor one word
more.)
____ 12-pt. Times New Roman, double spaced
____ 1-inch margins on all four sides of page
____ Contact info and name in header on every page
____ Indent paragraphs 1⁄2 inch with NO extra spacing
between paragraphs
____ Include page numbers
choose one
of these to write
Case 1
How much
information should you report?
THE
SCENARIO:
You are a reporter for a local newspaper. You come back
to the office one day to find several staff members discussing this story:
Two teenagers have been killed in an automobile accident.
The driver, who survived, had been drinking prior to the accident. The two
girls in the back seat, both of whom were killed, were nude at the time of the
accident.
Your colleague, another reporter, is pushing for all the
known facts to be reported. But the editor argues that the fact of the girls’
nudity should not be revealed; he claims that such information will just be an
additional insult to their parents, who already are suffering from the girls’
deaths.
Ask: Do
you have a right to publish:
The fact that the driver was drinking?The fact that the
girls were nude at the time of the accident?
Would it be responsible to publish these facts in reporting the accident?
Brainstorm
ALONE about things to consider in deciding whether to report this information:
Do we have all the facts? Has anyone interviewed the survivor?
Does the newspaper have a policy on printing names of
sexual-assault victims?
Will publishing the information help anyone else?
Case 3
To what
lengths should you go to get a story?
THE
SCENARIO:
You are a correspondent for a major television network.
Your producers have done a great deal of research about a national grocery
chain; they allege that some of its grocery stores are asking employees to
participate in unsanitary food-handling practices.
This is an important story. Consumers may get sick if
they eat tainted food, you argue, and they have a right to know that a food
store is not handling its food in a safe manner. You want to make sure this
story airs on national television. You believe that to get good footage you
have to go into the store with cameras and film the store’s workers actually
engaging in unsafe practices. You need proof.
As the
television correspondent, how will you get your story?
A.
Call the store manager and
request an on-site interview, with cameras. Explain that you have some
information that consumers will want to know about and give the store a chance
to show its side of the story.
B.
Just appear at the store
one day, without advance notice to the manager. That way you won’t tip off the
staff that you’re onto a story.
C.
Pretend to be looking for a
job in the store; complete an employment application and actually get hired.
Then, while you’re at work, use hidden cameras to document the unsafe practices
you see.
D. Your own solution to the
dilemma. Be specific.
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I will expect you to think critically about First Amendment rights as
you develop this essay. In your essay, address the questions posed
following the scenario, but make it all flow as though those questions
are thoughts you have and know that they must be considered in
arriving at a solution to your journalistic dilemma. Do not list the
questions within your essay and then answer them individually. You
must fully justify the path you choose. In other words, whether you
choose a solution that is provided to you within the case scenario or
another one you have come up with on your own, you must explain
completely why you have made this choice. Refer to at least two
previously decided cases (precedent) as partial support for your
decision. Remember: The First Amendment is NOT a precedent. Do
not start off writing the scenario as it appears in this assignment simply
to add words to your essay. You may begin by briefly explaining the
dilemma you are facing.
Specifications: Use this list as your checklist before you submit
through Turn-It-In
____ 650–900 words (This is a firm minimum and maximum
number of words—not one word fewer nor one word more.)
____ 12-pt. Times New Roman, double spaced
____ 1-inch margins on all four sides of page
____ Contact info and name in header on every page
____ Indent paragraphs 1⁄2 inch with NO extra spacing between
paragraphs
____ Include page numbers
choose one of these to write
Case 1
How much information should you report?
THE SCENARIO:
You are a reporter for a local newspaper. You come back to the office
one day to find several staff members discussing this story:
Two teenagers have been killed in an automobile accident. The driver,
who survived, had been drinking prior to the accident. The two girls in
the back seat, both of whom were killed, were nude at the time of the
accident.
Your colleague, another reporter, is pushing for all the known facts to
be reported. But the editor argues that the fact of the girls’ nudity
should not be revealed; he claims that such information will just be an
additional insult to their parents, who already are suffering from the
girls’ deaths.
Ask: Do you have a right to publish:
The fact that the driver was drinking? The fact that the girls were nude
at the time of the accident?
Would it be responsible to publish these facts in reporting the accident?
Brainstorm ALONE about things to consider in deciding whether
to report this information:
Do we have all the facts? Has anyone interviewed the survivor?
Does the newspaper have a policy on printing names of sexual-assault
victims?
Will publishing the information help anyone else?
Case 3
To what lengths should you go to get a story?
THE SCENARIO:
You are a correspondent for a major television network. Your
producers have done a great deal of research about a national
grocery chain; they allege that some of its grocery stores are asking
employees to participate in unsanitary food-handling practices.
This is an important story. Consumers may get sick if they eat
tainted food, you argue, and they have a right to know that a food
store is not handling its food in a safe manner. You want to make
sure this story airs on national television. You believe that to get
good footage you have to go into the store with cameras and film
the store’s workers actually engaging in unsafe practices. You need
proof.
As the television correspondent, how will you get your story?
A.
Call the store manager and request an on-site interview, with
cameras. Explain that you have some information that
consumers will want to know about and give the store a
chance to show its side of the story.
B.
Just appear at the store one day, without advance notice to
the manager. That way you won’t tip off the staff that you’re
onto a story.
C.
Pretend to be looking for a job in the store; complete an
employment application and actually get hired. Then, while
you’re at work, use hidden cameras to document the unsafe
practices you see.
D. Your own solution to the dilemma. Be specific.
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