Chapter Five

Fraud and Why it Happens Fraud-the use of deception for unlawful gain or unjust advantages Found in many different forms like lies, plagiarism, exaggerations, accusations, etc

Former New York Times Writer Jason Blair Found a crease in the paper and an editorial over sight. As Jones said he had “hidden out in it like a lizard in a crack.”

The Story About Jessica Lynch She had been captured in combat in Iraq and than released Blair was assigned to write an article about the family and those involved

Examples Blair wrote that Lynche’s father “choked up as he stood on his porch overlooking the tobacco fields and cattle pastures.” Also wrote that the Lynch family had a long history of military service this article carried a dateline of Palestine, West Virginia, meaning that Blair had been there

Why it happened “they assumed that was just how papers worked these days.”

Money and Ethics 19 th and 20 th century journalist was a “dog eat dog” world Money started to influence journalists in negative ways Many different codes and elements were established to help journalist determine what was acceptable and what wasn’t

3 of the 10 Principals 1. journalist’s first obligation is to tell the truth 2.Its first loyalty is to citizens 3. Its essence is a discipline of verification

Sources, Trust, and Reputations You must always keep your source!!!!! When you give up a source, you lose their trust in you and in your paper. Thus, tarnishing the reputation your paper has worked so hard to build

Example Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein kept the identity of Deep Throat for over 30 years GZo&NR=1&feature=fvwp GZo&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Bias? Bush opens the wrong door after a press conference on a visit to China. BI&feature=PlayList&p=1D16FD602D2A5A30& playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19

Three Roles Of Journalism Professional, citizen, and human being Must be able to juggle all three Sometimes they come in to conflict with each other

Examples of Conflict A journalist comes across a rape article Do you publish the rap victims name? A journalist is on a scene of a fire and he notices a man whose clothes are on fire. Should he observe and take notes on efforts to rescue the person?

Bottom line Fraud is something that all journalist should avoid. Make sure your articles are 100% yours. Journalism is not about the money. Having good ethics is the core of good journalism As a journalist, you must always keep the trust of a source. Not everything is biased The three roles of journalism helps keep the perfect balance of humanity when it comes to journalists.