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Annotated References

Fraser, J. (1982, Jan 15). Journalist's job is to toe line of truth. The Globe and Mail Retrieved
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This anecdotal article of the life of a journalist allows the reader to step into the mass
media and news world. It looks at the arduous process of publishing an article or piece or
writing, all in the name of shedding light to the truth: finding a story, editing, verification
of facts, and these last two steps repeated by different sets of eyes. This particular source
would be handy to provide insight into the journalism career and industry in my research
paper to establish the core goal of journalists.

Roberts, A. (2012). WikiLeaks: The illusion of transparency. International Review of

Administrative Sciences, 78(1), 116. Retrieved from
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This article looks at the organization, WikiLeaks, and its goal of bringing transparency to
government, at least it proclaims to do so. The article is a blatant repudiation of
WikiLeaks as an organization that heavily exaggerates information, can provide false or
falsified information, and damages public relationships between people and governments.
This is a great example of non-traditional journalism of the digital era with sources that
may not be credible as discussed in the textbook for my research paper; it can add some
more context to the journalism industry, and the ethical and informational criterias that
should be established for journalists.

Thomas, C. (2013, Feb 03). Journalist's job is primarily to question authority.Messenger Inquirer
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This article discusses a journalists sole purpose of questioning authority, specifically
government and political authorities. It uses recent Obama-era events, including foreign
policy in the Middle East, to juxtapose it to campaign promises and public statements in
order to argue for the need of accountability. From there, the article links the role of the
witness to journalists; with this role, the article argues that journalists need to keep
political figures accountable and question their actions: reasons and incentives,
justification, morals, and truthiness. This would useful in the research paper when I try to
make a point about the roles that journalists should and ought to play as questioners of
the status quo.