Journalism: Never Stay Silent

 EOTO Joseph Pulitzer                                                        https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/p/pulitzer/images/pulitzer_main.pn In today's blog, I will be talking about Joseph Pulitzer and his notable impact on the journalism community and world today.  Joseph Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary, on April 10, 1847. He grew up in Budapest and was educated in private schools. He ultimately wanted to enlist to become a soldier in the Austrian Army, but his attempts to enlist failed given his weak eyesight and unstable health. However, he still had military involvement as he enlisted as a substitute for a draftee permitted under the Civil War draft system.  Joseph Pultizer was a publisher and American journalist known for creating a controversial type of journalism with American businessman and newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. Much controversy came from Pulitzer's support of organized labor, the attack of trusts and monopoli

 Partisan Press Elise Coby https://theburgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screenshot-2018-01-30-09.35.39-300x137.png    In the reading "Down the Rabbit-Hole, A historical partisan press perspective: an absence of toleration", there are notable parallels to our journalist society today. I found this quote interesting: "The press rapidly gripped the power to influence public opinion after its invention in the 15th century because of its ability to mass duplicate information for public dissemination whoever controlled the press had the best position to control the minds of men". This quote is interesting to me because from the quote's perspective, it directly states that the press has the upper hand in influencing opinion amongst individuals. The parallel to this is that today, because the press has so much weight and attention, the government recognizes how easy it is to persuade people to believe information, most importantly to them – something that could ma

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVG67t4K19knIVTP0xmNKiLbNutlv3ph1s-g&usqp=CAU News from the Middle East - How Much Are We Actually Hearing? Elise Coby     based on our past discussion of Julian Assange, we can continue to wonder what other information could be kept from us. In relation to the Assange blog, the hot topic of  Chelsea Mannings documents leaked via WikiLeaks which contained the killing of nearly 66,000 civilians created a major issue of trust and transparency with the government. That leaves us with the question, what else is being kept from us in the Middle East?     The ongoing issue of government transparency remains questionable. However, we need to consider both sides of the story. From U.S New's article, " Why Classified Secrets Should Be Kept From the Public ",  G abriel Schoenfeld discusses the  tense history between the news media and the government over disclosures of classified information. " Sure. Secrecy can facilit