Reconsidering Rolling Stone's Reporting 

The Rolling Stone journalists made a mistake in their reporting by failure of reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking. The published story had failed to state where important information had come from. It's good for journalists to learn from these mistakes by understanding that it's important to build a trust with the people who read your work. Journalists should be expected to "balance sensitivity to victims", "collaborate survivor accounts" and "hold institutions to account" I don't necessarily think that Rolling Stone has to change their procedures, but I do think that everyone should take extra precaution before publishing anything, especially the journalists who actually wrote A Rape On Campus.

Current Events Activity 5.1

1) The investigation that has now been completed is an internal inquiry into the controversial shooting of an unarmed, naked teen, named David Joseph. Acevedo is not waiting for a criminal investigation to conclude before deciding whether to discipline the officer who shot and killed the teen. Officials could schedule a disciplinary hearing for Freeman, they could also request additional investigation or exonerate him of any policy violations. The investigation findings would only go public if he is suspended for at least a day for his actions related to the shooting.

2) Hortensia Villegas are rushing to become citizens so they can vote against Trump. Applications for citizenships have increased so much that there will be about 1 million in 2016. Obama launched a national campaign to galvanize legal residents to take the step. You can now pay a fee $680 and practice the civics test online.

3) The Texas Railroad Commission is struggling to get more money for the oil industry due to the slump in oil prices. The commission leaders are saying that the agency might not be able to accomplish their mission if they can't get more money.

4) Obama ordered the flags to be at half-staff because the former first lady died. Michelle Obama will attend her funeral on Friday. It's appropriate for her to go because Nancy Reagan was a very kind person to her and Barack Obama. For the past 15 years of her life she had been "the guiding force of the Reagan library".

5) A jury awarded Erin Andrews $55 million in her lawsuit against a stalker who rented a hotel room next to her and secretly recorded a nude video. Her parents described for jurors the terror they and their daughter felt after learning of the video. The stalker was responsible for 51 percent of the verdict and the two companies should share the rest.

6) The Supreme Court ruled that states must honor adoptions by same-sex parents who move across state lines. In Alabama a lesbian was kept from seeing her 3 children she had adopted with her former spouse.

Who's Who Feature Profile

Lilly Dickinson

Lily Dickinson is a very accomplished senior and Visual Arts Major at McCallum High School. Her most memorable experience at McCallum was her first hall march two years ago. She felt like she belonged before the first day of school because it had a way of making everyone feel comfortable. Her favorite class is Statistics and her favorite teacher is Mr Anderson because he feels like not only a friend to her, but a great teacher who really knows how to communicate with his students. She states that she regrets not being active elective and extra curricular wise. In her time at McCallum  she also learned to think before speaking and to be more eloquent. She will be going to Ithaca College. It's sad to see her go but she will never forget the bonds made between her friends and teachers.

React To Rolling Stones Article

I did like the article though it is a hard subject to talk about, it is definitely an important one. It does a good job raising the issues of sexual assault on campus because it is so important for people to know that they are not alone and know that sexual assault is real and it happens more often than I believe people think. This story is well written because it was long and in depth but even though it was long it wasn't boring. At the end of the story I will admit I wished Drew had gone to jail because I think it is absolutely terrible that people get off with little consequence.

Shattered Glass Extension

Julie Amparano

Julie Amparano who worked for the Arizona Republic was fired in 1999 for inventing people to quote in her columns. She claimed to fact checkers that her sources were real yet when they checked her sources they could not be found. Her most memorable person created was "Jennifer Morgan" who was described differently for practically every piece. Later she went on to co-authorized a children's book and she also taught English at Arizona State University West.

Response To Shattered Glass

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Stephen Glass showed clues to how he was not a ideal journalist, yet they were very subtle and convincing. At the very beginning of the movie he complements one of his co-workers by saying that her necklace looked nice on her. He also gave complements to others and brought some people gum. He does this because in order for people to trust him, he needs a good representation. When his original editor Michael Kelly questions his story "Spring Breakdown" for the mini bottles, Glass offers to hand in his resignation for his minor mistake to make it seem like he would never do anything worse than that, thus making him seem more trust worthy with the big picture with his story. When Glass says "A great editor defends his writers. Against anyone. He stands up and fights for you" I believe this is true but he is talking about an "editor" meaning thats their job, they edit. They have to fact check and not just take their co-workers word that something happened. As for when Glass says "This is The New Republic, remember? Nothing slides here. If you don't have it cold, you don't turn it in. Ever." It also gives people the validation that he knows the rules and because he knows it is more likely for him to follow them.