EOTO: Charles A Dana

    Charles A. Dana was a journalist, editor, and publisher and was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire in 1819. Throughout his career, he has helped to shape the positive meaning of what journalisms impact is in the United States. Dana started journalism in the 1840s, working for a number of newspapers in the New York area. In 1848, he joined Horace Greeley's newspaper the New York Tribune.

    Dana became pretty well known and caught the eye of many journalists and newsrooms, securing many positions and ranks, Most notably becoming one of Greeley's most trusted advisors. During his time at the Tribune, he covered a number of events such as the Mexican American War and the Gold Rush. He later left to become an assistant secretary of war under president Lincoln. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing military operations in the military. He was very good at his "job" which led to a victory at the Battle of Gettysburg which he was widely praised for.

    After the war he returned to journalism for the Sun (The New York Sun). Under his leadership it became one of the most successful newspapers in the country. Dana was also known as a strong advocate for world peace, so he worked tirelessly to promote diplomacy and understanding between countries. In addition, he has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to not just journalism but american history in general. Dana was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1927.

    Today he is remembered as one of the most influential journalists in the history of american journalism, and his legacy continues to inspire journalists today. But, on top of being a well awarded and recognized journalist, Dana also was a great author and a well-informed historian, (even though he dropped out of Harvard). He wrote several books on many of the topics he has had experience in, such as military history and politics, but he has also wrote about international relations which connects to his views of world peace. One of his most famous works was "The Art of Newspaper Making," which is still read and used by modern journalists today.

    In conclusion, Charles A. Dana is still very relevant today and is commonly known as one of the most influential editors and journalists today. A lot of his books and articles are still read today as they are very important and have built building blocks for modern journalism and news, Without Dana news today would definently not be as free and as widespread as it is today.

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Trial by Media: Movie Day Summary 1

    The movie starts with 2 girls at what seems like a university, the professor comments how the teacher didn't take off memorial day and the teacher gets laughed at, the one girl feels bad for him, The other joins in on the laughter, Then the girl who liked the teacher dies, It is not obvious what occurred, So the police start a long investigation, My theory however is that the murder was by the woman, She accidentally took the elevator herself with no operator, Or the elevator just failed.

    This is why there are many investigations into psychology and interrogation, It is very difficult to determine a case by witness bias alone, This is often what leads to wrongful prosecution, Not to mention the day and age this occurred was before desegregation, So people automatically assume the elevator operator who is African American is the murderer, Which is something that is still an issue to some people today, And has led to many civil rights movements. 

    This is also an example of media bias, many people would question the officers or witnesses and get unbiased answers, often with missing blanks, which leads to assumptions and false accusations, often leading to other news sources spreading it. This happened a lot with the Amber Heard trial, which is why not many people had access to the courtroom feed, and most of the time you would see clips from it with timestamps to prevent people cutting it and making false clips. 

    During the search of the teacher's house, they steal items such as a wedding photo, this was most likely before search warrants were established, as well as prevention of wrongful stealing of personal items. The man's wife talks to a woman after hearing the news, she says that he was planning to fly back to the north because he did not like the south. The newspapers published about the information she said, which led to people assuming he was trying to "flee" from a crime in which he didn't commit.

My reason for Journalism

     I picked Journalism because as a game designer, in some games they deal with past or current events, Such as Call of Duty for example, in order to develop a well-built recreation or representation of said events, it is important to find an unbiased understanding of how it happened, which involves research, reconstruction, and recreation. 

    Journalism can help build stories as well, it can help create a group understanding of how the story should be portrayed, while also allowing some free area for creativity or improv.

    I've had a passion for creative story writing in game design as far back as 2017, I made a story-based game in unity, it was pretty bad, But the effort made it so enjoyable that I just didn't care. I put so much effort into the research of the event that the story was based on, it made it feel like a AAA game.

    Journalism doesn't just apply to being a reporter, it can help everyday people create a better understanding of how to find their daily news and find the most accurate way to intake the information. In this generation of journalism, News spreads just as fast as misinformation, if not slower, People are quick to jump the gun and conclude things that have no information. It is important to help prevent the spread of misinformation in order to prevent bias.

    In conclusion, Journalism can help me in many ways, it helps create better storylines for realism-based games, as well as intake accurate and critical news information as quick and as safely as possible, this can help improve the way that I intake my daily news and also help prevent bias from being spread through not just me but many other people as well.

My Top 5 News Sources

    First off, I like to intake news from multiple sources to insure I get the most accurate story possible, To start I will usually read the headliners by looking up the story, And just quick clicking a few sites, Which is usually ABC News, NBC, and Fox, I have heard controversy about most of these sites, But I do my best to combine information from all 3,, And if it's something that can only be found in 1 article I usually deem it as either too new to verify or just false. My top 2 sites are usually NCB and Fox. I read articles often from them and check other sites to verify occasionally.

1. NBC nightly news

    I really like nightly news due to the way that they structure it, they quickly highlight key events in the US that should be known about as well as go in depth about important ones that could affect most people's daily lives, then at the end of the sappy news they highlight one good story to come out of America, which is a good way to end the news without everyone feeling sappy.

2. ABC

    Second, I usually watch my local news channel, they tend to be pretty well researched and accurate, they do not delve too deep into details of nationwide events, but they will explain everything that is relevant and important surrounding the story, this helps people understand nationwide occurrences without needless bias for a larger population to be included.

    3. Fox

    Usually after intaking local and nationwide coverage of the event, I tend to glance over fox news and see what they are talking about when it comes to the situation, usually they tend to have bias, this can affect how the information is explained and usually results in biased research as well.

 

    In short conclusion I try to use many news sources to help intake information as accurately and quickly as possible, this can help avoid concern over false information and create a better understanding of the biases that certain news outlets may have, eventually leading to a better understanding of real information VS biased information.