Kevin Goldburg was one of our speakers in our online journalism class. What better topic than to come talk about the Seven Deadly Sins with a twist? His powerpoint titled “Seven Deadly Sins of the Journalist” does just that. Goldburg was able to incorporate “do’s and don’ts” in the journalism world by connecting them to Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, and Envy.
His overall presentation was a very useful one. It was spontaneous and it truly showed the viewers of the presentation matters and cases in which journalist seem to get in trouble for or not understanding the “law” aspect of it. He mentioned fair use, and copyright (Gluttony) and how this is one of the most important things to know just because a journalist can get sued for doing what seems to be the most minimalistic thing.
The most interesting part for me personally was how he mentioned earlier court cases which involved journalists just trying to get there hands on “the perfect story.” By adding on these facts throughout his presentation this made me realize how important the information that was being given was. As a future journalist you would not want to repeat a wrong when with facts you can get it right.
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