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 All my classmates chose a person who has made a huge impact in the media field. These presentations helped me gather an analysis of the different experiences of Journalists. Each classmate took the time to present a biography and provide detailed information. 

    One of my classmates dove into the life of Bob Woodward. He was born on March 26th, 1943, and graduated from Yale. He then pursued a career in the Navy. Bob Woodward is known for his production of the book The Agenda. 

    This book dives further into Bill Clinton's election and provides interviews with administrative insiders. He influences the world with his ability to succeed in the political field. He wrote many books, including Bush Years, Obama Years, and Trump Years. He is a bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner. He continues to report to this day. 

    My other classmate covered a biography of Ted Turner. He founded CNN in 1980. As technology evolved so did the ways of reporting. In 1976 he worked with CNN on satellite distribution. 

    With the success of CNN, CNN 2 headline news took air. Some of his other successes include Moneyline (1980), Evans and Novak (1980), Crossfire (1982), and Larry King Live (1985). Ted Turner is also known as an environmentalist. 

    Someone else covered Howard Coswell and specifically presented how he was a loved and hated man. He was born on March 25th, 1918 in Winston-Salem. However, he grew up and spent most of his life in Brooklyn. 

    He has a law degree from NYU and also was the host of a radio show. He then transitioned into broadcasting for sports in 1958. He is known for supporting Muhammed  Ali, John Carlos, and Tommy Smith. He is known for his anchor position on Monday Night football. His career started to decline in 1982 when he stopped boxing commentating. He was placed in the Television Academy Hall Of Fame.

    Bernard Shaw was also someone that my classmate covered for a presentation. Early into his career he joined the high school newspaper and did school announcements.

     In 1959 he joined the Marine Corps, and then in 1964, he enrolled at the University of Illinois. While at the University of Illinois, he worked as a radio news reporter and TV news writer. 

    In 1971 he started reporting for CBS. As his career started to take off he started anchoring for CNN in 1980 and then moderated the presidential debate in 1988. In 1989 he covered the Tiananmen Square protest. He retired in 2001 with plenty of success and rewards. 

    Martha Gellhorn was born on November 8th, 1908 in St. Louis Missouri. She attended Byrn Mawr College. As she stepped further into her journalism career, she landed her first job with The New Republic which was a progressive political magazine. She also wrote for the Albany Times Newspaper. 

    She lived during the great depression and as this was taking place she took her typewriter and booked it to New York. This was the most popular destination for Journalism at the time. She then secured a job with the New York Times bureau office. 

    She also covered the United Press during the First World War. She also did some work with Vogue. As the Spanish Civil War was taking place she covered the bombings of Barcelona and soldiers' stories about life in the trenches. 

    My classmates gathered important information on all of these successful Journalists and were able to present it to the class. These presentations allowed me to further develop my knowledge of History, and important Journalists before I was born. 

Shock And Awe reflection

     The movie Shock and Awe is based on President George Bush's illegal invasion of Iraq and the consequences it caused. The press Knight Ridder was looking to expose Bush's illegal action through gathering sources. 

    However other more popular newsrooms were looking to defend Bush and relayed untrue information. Knight Ridder had an accurate depiction of the situation but was overlooked. 

    The actions shown in the newsroom show how committed Knight Ridder was to relaying the truth to the public eye. Knight Ridder's focus wasn't on making the most money, its main focus was gathering the proper sources that would allow them to stop the invasion of the Iraq war.

    Other news stations' focus was on making the most money and receiving the most amount of views. The conflict that was presented between the press and the government was uncanny.

 Bush lied to be able to invade Iraq, and Knight-Ridder was looking to expose the truth. However, the other news station published a story on Bush but left out the fact that he was lying about Iraq holding Nuclear weapons. 

    This was where conflict was raised in Knight Ridder because they had the information but knew that if they published the story no one would read it because the other news station was more popular. 

    The conflict between Knight Ridder and other Journalists was because other Journalists agreed with Bush's justification for war but never did enough research to back it up.

 Knight Ridder while being the news station willing to go against the president and show the truth, didn't have enough viewers to gain enough publicity for exposure. 

The most important scene throughout the movie is when the boss of Knight Ridder enters the other Journalists' office and confronts them about the story and how it left out the source of Bush's lying about weapons. The other news station then continued to bash Knight Ridder's boss saying the reason the other news station was more popular was because they presented the best stories. 

    This interaction shows the bad side of the media and untruthful journalism. Once the soldiers were sent to invade Iraq, we saw that Knight-Ridder had the proper covering of the story and that Bush was lying. 

    This movie shows the lesson of not putting leaders in place who crave war. This invasion was highly unnecessary and if the media covered it properly it would have been exposed for what it was.

 Another lesson we see from this movie is influencing media to inform the public of truthful news. It also influences us to check our sources no matter what before believing something we are told right away. 

    This movie ties together the importance of truthful Journalism, and the actions we need to take to gather information before reporting it. 

    Future journalists need to be aware of what they are informing the public of because they are who the public pays attention to for information. The ending of Shock and Awe is proof that truthful journalism, and electing truthful leaders will allow our society to succeed as a healthier nation.

    

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 Jane Pauley is an asset in Journalism because she has contributed in many roles. She started her career in 1976 with NBC News, and she spent 13 years on the morning broadcast. She then moved up in the field to an anchor for Dateline NBC. 

    In 2004 she anchored for the Jane Pauley show. She also showed off her writing abilities by writing a series about starting your career in your 50s and older. She also upholds a high reputation for being a spokesperson for mental health. 

    She was born in 1950 and attended Indianapolis University. She graduated in 1972 with a B.A. in political science. After graduating she branched out into politics working for the Indiana Democratic State Central Committee. 

After taking one Journalism class, and working in politics her interest in current affairs led her to be a reporter for Wish-TV. She then worked her way up to anchoring the noon and evening news telecast. 

After the start of her Journalism career, she continued to work her way up to more known television. This was when NBC reached out to her and hired her as a co-anchor. 

    She is well known for her respect and empathy towards her interviewers. She is known for her dignity and professionalism in a career where the stakes switch up fast. She upholds her ties with the important people who have helped grow her career and continues to offer favors and help even in inconvenient times. 

    Jane has received four degrees throughout her lifetime, and the most recent one was a Doctor of Journalism degree from DePauw University. Jane with her determination also received her law degree from Notre Dame and a Doctor of Human Letters from Providence College. 

    Jane comes from a middle-class family with two sisters. She is of English and Irish descent, and her parents were farmers who worked hard to provide for the family. Jane is currently an anchor for CBS Sunday Morning, continuing to impact the media industry. 

 Jane's honesty is something that inspires many people, she struggles with bipolar disorder. This is where Jane advocates for mental health by giving public speeches about her struggle and overcoming it. 

    She also has had mindblowing interviews with world leaders and celebrities. Her ability to get her interviews to feel comfortable enough to open up is amazing. 

    Through Jane's influence and impact inspiration to start her author career strikes. She wrote her memoir "Skywriting; a light out of the blue." Her experience in Broadcast journalism is what makes her perspective and style of writing in her stories so interesting. 

    Jane enjoys the power of education, and knowledge promoting to take initiative to take personal growth. She has inspired the way of aspiring female reporters with her dedication in a male-dominated field. 

    She received an Emmy award, the Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in journalism, and the Broadcasting Hall of Fame induction. She believes in reflection to find meaning, and growth personally and career-wise. "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."- Jane Pauley.

Good night, and good luck movie reax

 The film Goodnight and Good Luck focuses on the conflict between a journalist and a senator. The Journalist dedicates his time to exposing the injustice being committed by the Senate through a senate investigation. This film is a history lesson to us about political power and the control it can have on the public eye. Throughout this film, many lessons occur. For example, Journalist Murrow gives a speech in the movie reminding the public of the TV's accountability to educate the public on important figures' intentions. Senator McCarthy was one of the most controversial senators in American history and Murrow dedicated his time to exposing the truth about him.

    Murrow was willing to take the risk and cover every angle of news because journalists were getting too comfortable only covering good news. This also shows how Journalists are often swayed by biases because of fear of government power and money. For example, the journalists were debating on whether or not to run the story because of government contracts. They decided to run the piece to show the "infringement of civil liberties." 

    Throughout the movie, a woman goes to trial for being accused of communist ties with very little evidence. McCarthy the senator trials her as guilty knowing the very little evidence presented throughout the trial. Murrow the Journalist exposes him for an unfair trial. Murrow brings McCarthy on his show to give him a chance to defend himself, and McCarthy uses it to accuse Murrow of ties to communism. The Senate then filed an investigation on McCarthy. 

    Joe and Shirley work in for the same journalism company as Murrow and are secretly married. This is against company policy because two employees aren't allowed to be together. This is a lesson in Journalism because journalists are responsible for presenting the least amount of bias possible. Bill is another character apart of the same company as Murrow and he holds a higher position than Murrow. Bill attempts to censor Murrow and then proceeds to fire him. 

    Murrow being told he only has 5 more shows left with this Journalism company, leads him to stand his ground. Murrow concludes his career by giving a speech on how Journalists are supposed to cover all the issues in the real world. He ends his speech with the quote "Good night and good luck."

    Murrow's speech holds significance to the lesson of this film. The government and people of power censor the public, and its a journalist's job to present all sides of the story. Murrow wasn't happy with how Journalists were being censored, and the public not being aware. He uses what power he holds to influence the people and open their eyes to the ways of the world. His speech allows the people to see that censorship is a very real issue. Senator McCarthy feared Murrow and his dedication to expressing the wrongdoing in Journalism. Out of fear, he claimed Murrow to be a communist because he didn't want the controversy to form in the people. McCarthy could see that Murrow was relentless when it came to expressing all the truth in Journalism. McCarthy did not want Murrow to expose all the bad sides of the world, and McCarthy himself.