JOUR 1111 Annotated Bibliography

JOUR 1111 Annotated Bibliography

“It is a truism often repeated that good journalism should aim to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted”(Finkelstein, D., 2012). Journalism is the link between the public and the media, through its different forms of media; it connects the world and creates awareness among audiences. This annotated bibliography is based on the 2012 NATO summit agreement and how different media forms have presented it. I have analyzed three mediums: Television, Blog post and online news article.

Finkelstein, D.,(2012): Political Journalism. Anthony Sampson (1926-2004) and Seymour Hersh (1937 -). Journalism Practice, Vol.6, No 1, 138,142.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2011.637714.

The author, David Finkelstein, is a research professor at media, communication and print culture at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. This article explained the essence of a good journalism and a determined

reporter, through the exemplars of two legendary 20^th century journalists, Anthony Sampson and Seymour Hersh.Through the exemplars, the author tries to notify that how political journalism is applied to the political power, the multinational corporations and all the factors, which shape up a country’s economy and its posterity. It shows the work and experiences of the British journalist Anthony Sampson; mainly portraying the goal of Sampson’s work that is bridging the gap between the readers and the subject of the news. The article explored the work of Hersh, his commitment and his curiosity of digging out the reality of all sorts of political issues. This form of political journalism is known as an Investigative journalism, which author tries to explain through the biographies of these political journalists, also one of the significant key point, expressed by author was their art of being a quiet and a patient listener, which as a journalist made them quite approachable and easy-to-talk. In short reflecting their intellect and personality as reporters.

Boyer, D. (2012, May 21). NATO finalizes Afghan withdrawal plans. The Washington Times. Retrieved from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/21/nato-leaders-approve-afghan-handover-plan/?page=2

The Washington Times News website article, published by Dave Boyer, briefly reflected the NATO summit meeting held in Chicago on May, 21 2012. The news article briefly led out the outcome of the two-day summit, an agreement made by the NATO leaders to handover Afghanistan’s security control back to it, by the middle of 2013. The article expressed the views of Mr. Obama, on the efforts and progress made towards ending a long war. The main goal of NATO was to prevent Taliban from retrieving back its power. The Washington Times is a widely known Broadsheet newspaper published in Washington D.C. The author of this article Dave Boyer is a reporter at White house; this news was based in part on wire service reports. Unlike the journal article, where the two legendary political journalists deepened into insights of matter, in today’s era the quality of news has become very poor. This newspaper has been termed as “conservative” by Wikipedia (2012), for its political views and articles. By the end of the year 2012, The Washington Times is considering, spending billions to become more competitive (wikipedia 2012).

Tharoor, I., (2012, May 23). After Chicago, How Long Can NATO Stay Relevant?. [Web log post] Retrieved from http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/05/23/after-chicago-how-long-can-nato-stay-relevant/.

The blog post by Ishaan Tharoor, talks about the relevancy of the NATO summit and its progress towards its achieving goals. The article talks about the various issues, which have indirectly affected NATO, such as the financial and economical crisis arising in Europe, due to which the edges of good terms are fraying. Also the author gives various evidences, portraying NATO’s sustainability towards achieving its goals. The post also presents the views points of people, who are in support of NATO. Overall the author debates about the NATO ‘s success in future. The blog posts is a way of social interaction (web 2.0), where people express their opinions through their comments. The Online news article, speaks about the outcome of the 2012 summit, while this post talks about NATO’s stability in near future and its accomplishment towards its goals. For now, one of the goals of NATO is to handover the security control of Afghanistan, back to it by the middle of 2013. The blog posts in a way is the link, which connects the public with the media, and encourages them to express their viewpoints on various issues. Websites like eblogger, tumblr and many more have encouraged people to blog. The number of bloggers is increasing, who blog on various topics that is from politics to gaming. 

ABC news online, NATO summit agrees on 2013 Afghan Handover, The Midday Report, 2012 May 22,13:06:46.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-22/nato-summit-sets-2013-handover-date/4024998 

The midday report by the ABC news reporter, talked about the NATO’s agreement on handing over the security control back to Afghanistan by the middle of year 2013. The Video of the conference was shown where Ms. Gillard expressed Australia’s support and contribution towards the accomplishment of NATO ‘s goal. The ABC news is a privately owned division of Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC news is known to cover all sorts of news and aims to present the truth to audience. While, the Washington post which is known to be “conservative” (Wikipedia 2012) and aims to become more competitive by the end of 2012. ABC also broadcasts radio, which features national and international stories. In contrasts, ABC presented the main outcome and Australia’s part in NATO, while the blog post and the online news article by Washington times, presented the main view points of the NATO leaders. The blog post mainly debates about the stability of NATO in near future. While the report, briefly states the outcome of meeting and Australia’s support towards it. The blog posts (web 2.0) are  known to be more active and interactive with audience, while the news reports creates awareness among the people about the news.