Journalism: Never Stay Silent

How Did the Press Cover Joseph Pulitzer?  https://s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/448/images/PulitzerAndTheWorld2_full_crop3.jpg This week we focused on finding research through primary and secondary sources using bases such as Gale, JSTOR, and other High Point databases. Focusing on our individual EOTO journalism hero (Joseph Pulitzer) we researched information through these various databases to answer key questions such as:  How did the press write about, portray, and treat my Hero?  Did they write about him/her during their lifetime or after?  Did they praise their work or vilify it? Background As summarized in my previous EOTO key post on Joseph Pultizer, he 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 monopolies, and exposed political corruption according to  U.S Hist

 Yellow Journalism and Sensationalism https://miro.medium.com/max/1200/1*3dIhfbWiCDZWByH_1EvHoA.jpeg In the video "Fake News?!? A history of Yellow Journalism", we can observe various parallels to our current media landscape. It's interesting to compare what was once considered controversial and risky to publish compared to today's media landscape and its effect on all of us.   https://manshipmassmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/screen-shot -2014-11-13-at-5-15-35-pm.png One point I found particularly interesting that the video touched upon was the concept that "boring reality doesn't sell" in which we can observe constant exaggerations through the media because it will acquire the attention of more people- aka deceptive reporting, aka Yellow Journalism. This is a very popular concept specifically amongst celebrities, scandals, events, and even everyday life to make articles and publications appear more interesting to a wide range of audiences. Correspon

 Presentations reflection Elise Coby Coutant.org      This past Thursday, various groups of our class did presentations on influential individuals within the field of journalism. I really enjoyed learning about them and how they helped to create the building blocks of modern-day journalism.          Here are just a few of the many things I learned : Mary Ann Shad  was an anti-slavery activist as well as a journalist, publisher, and teacher. She was the first black woman to enroll in law school and the first black woman in Canada to publish and edit a weekly newspaper. When she became a teacher, she established and taught in schools and was also an advocate for women's suffrage. 50 Plus World William Randolph Hearst  was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician. He was known for "yellow journalism" and eventually owned 28 newspapers, 18 magazines, several radio stations, movie companies, and news stations. Horace Greeley  was an editor and politician an