Reflection Post Into a KEY POST
Key points from our in-class discussion on the proper role of the press in a democratic system:
- government should not control the press
- press and government should be separate
- press should act as check on government
- press should critique the government
- press should help protect dissent
- press should perform its "watchdog role"
- press should be adversarial, as in "adversarial journalism" (look it up)
Terms to describe government efforts to thwart the press:
- chilling effect
- stonewalling
- sandbagging
- news black-outs
- influence peddling
- denying public records
Try Googling some or all of these terms and concepts as you expand your movie reflection from 300 words to 500 words — while broadening the scope by using the movie as
a jumping off point to a broader discussion
of the press-government relationship.
Do you see any parallels between the "red scare" era of the film and today?
Thinking about the time lines we've been constructing — something *new* to this semester — do you see any similarities between the press' performance today and earlier eras? If you had to give the current era a name, what would it be? And why?
If you had finished your movie reflection post as a regular post, no worries. You could add a subhed like this ...
Considering the Bigger Picture
... and keep going!
This post will stand in for a final exam — and act as a jumping off point for a final presentation/discussion on Final Exam Day.
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