The interview conducted by Krulwich about the topic of “Yellow Rain” was both manipulative and inherently unethical. The sort of cross examination of both Eng and Kalia about their firsthand account of what they believed to be chemical weapons was uncalled for. Krulwich went into the interview with the preconceived notion that the “Yellow Rain” was nothing more than a natural phenomenon derived from bees which caused him to either intentionally or inadvertently skew the interview in a way that would prove his assumption correct. However, in doing so he effectively marginalized the pain and suffering endured by Eng and the Hmong people. Instead of trying to gear the interview toward pushing his own agenda he should’ve sought out the account of eyewitnesses and equally represent their side of the story in adjunction with the statements made by “experts”. In this way Krulwich could’ve avoided the backlash from readers over his treatment of Eng and Kalia during the interview while at the same time presenting the facts of both sides of a story and letting the reader draw his/her own conclusion. Reporters have a responsibility to uncover the truth; however, in doing so they must try and fairly present all sides of story and displace any bias that they might personally hold. Krulwich chose to value of these doctrines of journalism over the other and that is was caused the kind of response the story received and the criticisms made by other organizations such as the Huffington Post.

I believe that this conflict would not have happen if reporters had warned the Hmong guests on what exactly would be discussed on air. After hearing all the invited parties, the Yangs had no idea that there would be other invited guests in order to find the truth about the yellow rain story. Moreover, one can simply understand Mr. Yangs bitterness and resentment. Who, in fact, was an eyewitness to the events of the story. Nevertheless, Mr. Yang was not given a full opportunity to address how it all happened before his eyes. Mr. Yang expectancy of the program could have been prevented. Yangs thought they were summoned to give their take on the story. It is difficult to say who is right in their beliefs about the yellow fluid – if it was a really poison or bees poop. However, the story could have been handled with a different approach. Mr. Yang was not given the chance to effectively present all pertaining facts of the story. Additionally, he did not get a respectful and direct position as a witness of those events on the story.

Today, to remain successful, valuable, and to get ahead of competitors, the news have to adjust to various tricks.

The New York Times made an unsuccessful attempt to print a sensational story. In pursuit of ratings, the reporters did not pay enough attention to verify the information they had received and the reliability of their sources. On top of that, to drive readers’ attention, they used a catchy headline, “Criminal Inquiry Sought in Hillary Clinton’s Use of Email.” However, the effect was quite the opposite. The story, based on data from anonymous sources only displeased the readers and tainted The New York Times reputation and credibility.
To avoid a future situation, journalists and editors must check the incoming information more thoroughly, relying on qualified sources as much as possible and paying special attention to the word choices on the article. So, it was not only catchy and provocative, but to truly reflect the essence of the matter.

In my opinion, journalists had to publish the documents they had received from Snowden. Since the main idea of journalism is to keep the public informed of what is happening. The media duty is to monitor the political forces of the country, uncover injustices and corruption. The media support democracy. In the film “Citizenfour”, Edward Snowden said that now we live in a world where our everyday step is literally being tracked by the government. Items that are ordered online, google searches, emails, bank records are all being watched and stored. The government deliberately keeps track of its citizens, on the idea that is for security reasons. And even though many people possibly would agree to sacrifice their freedom to feel secured, by doing so, the government is violating the law, intruding into the personal lives of its citizens without their knowledge. “We all have a stake in this balance of power ‘the ruling and the ruled’, which is opposed to elected and the electoral,” said Snowden.
At the same time, journalists have to be very careful when publishing classified information. It is important to note that such publication will not harm a country’s foreign policy and its security.

Journalists face innumerous dangers while reporting in countries like Syria where there are plenty of stories to tell, and many who wish to keep them untold.

Freelance journalists many of whom are young and unexperienced are at the highest risk – there are no guidelines or assurance of saftey. Freelancers also do not recieve a steady income and therefore many are unable to afford the luxury of insurance and ample means of communication. Even experienced journalists, backed by news media companies risk cyber- hacking, kidnapping, and im some cases, death.

The news media, as defined by journalists, have a responsibility to report what is occuring in Syria – allowing the world to understand the state of affairs, injustices forced on and faced by civilians, and the horrors of civil war. The truth is needed in order to gain perspective and allow aid and support to be given accordingly. Without journalists risking their lives to tell these stories, there is little likelihood of things improving for innocents.

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