chapter fourteen

Objectivity: stick to observable facts
-avoid injecting opinions
-point out misleading information
-avoid agendas

Thoroughness: look at all aspects of a story
-give as much information as possible so your audience understands
-understand the subject
-develop expertise and use it to sort through competing claims

Accuracy: providing truthful information
-get the facts straight
-double check the information from witnesses
-never assume things

Fairness: making sure all bases are covered-
get both sides of the story
-let people respond if they think you are wrong
-be a good listener

Transparency: being an open journalist
-be upfront about your biases
-reveal the process and your prejudice
-offer a look behind the scenes every once and a while

first blog

I never feel confidant in introducing myself, because I'm never sure what I am truly supposed to say. Should I just say “I'm Katie, sophomore at Towson, photographer, journalist wannabe”? Or is my introduction supposed to be deeper? “I wear flip flops in the snow and I try my hardest to appreciate the beautiful things around me that most people don't think about.” Perhaps it should be revealing; “I can say the alphabet backwards, I can hold my nostrils together without my hands and can move my lip like Elvis.”

Or maybe I Should just stick with a pictures worth a thousand words.