- you have a power over the people’s right to privacy
- right to make accusations
- have special protection
- a reporter is an outside man
- journalism is going to be more like engineering- need to know technology, media other languages, ect.
- 5 sets of eyes on every story that comes
- Most important thing about reporting:
- Be rigorous, be tough, find your resources (no excuses), clear thinker
- Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how
- question your own opinions (be objective)
- come from the other persons’ perceptions
- take notes
- it’s not creative writing, write like a machine, don’t state own opinions or ego
- More:
- have to weigh the disadvantages of withholding information
Cornelius Swart- The Sentinal
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