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5/19 Monday

5/19 Monday. President Barack Obama said last year that a "balance" should be struck between national security interests and freedom of the press. Do you agree with this statement? Agenda: TOTD Viewing/Analysis Questions about project? Due Friday. 5/20 Tuesday .

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5/19 Monday

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  1. 5/19 Monday President Barack Obama said last year that a "balance" should be struck between national security interests and freedom of the press. Do you agree with this statement? Agenda: • TOTD • Viewing/Analysis • Questions about project? Due Friday.

  2. 5/20 Tuesday • TOTD: What does this cartoon suggest about Obama’s legacy? Mention all suggestions made in this illustration. • Agenda: • TOTD • All the Pres’ Men: Finish • Complete worksheet • If absent, alternate • assign. on website • (Watergate Alternate) • Change date of project: • Friday Freshman field day

  3. 5/21 Wednesday • http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2013,1054.html • http://www.ingeniouspress.com/2014/03/19/top-5-countries-with-more-freedom-of-the-press-than-the-u-s/ • "There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of that struggle." Bill Moyers, American Journalist • Twitter: @BillMoyersHQAfter reading Moyers’ quote, do you feel the role of media is key to keeping a successful democracy? • Agenda: • Freedom of Press/Watergate Fact Search • **yellow ? Sheet due today • **alternate assign. due Thursday

  4. Watergate Article Analysis • . • Directions: • For each article (next slide) you are to follow the Watergate Article Analysis worksheet format. • When finished you will choose your favorite article, not including the video, and explain in a half page response what you found interesting the most from the article of your choice in relation to freedom of the press and/or Watergate. • Lastly, fill out the Watergate Terms sheet on my website and attach with responses. • Be prepared to discuss the topic in class.

  5. Articles • 1. Who is Deep Throat? Popcorn reading together • 2. Watergate Era: A peak into Journalism http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/watergage-era-a-peak-in-journalism • 3. Watergate Scandal changed the political landscape: • http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-16/watergate-scandal-changed-political-landscape/55639974/1 • 4. Lessons of Watergate still resonate • http://www.pogo.org/blog/2013/03/20130316-lessons-of-watergate-scandal-still-resonate.html • 5. Watergate Revisited • http://ajrarchive.org/article.asp?id=3735 • 6. Deep Throat Revealed: FBIs #2 • http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fbis-no-2-was-deep-throat-mark-felt-ends-30-year-mystery-of-the-posts-watergate-source/2012/06/04/gJQAwseRIV_story.html • 7. I’m the Guy they call Deep Throat • http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2005/07/deepthroat200507 • 8. Video on Deep Throat • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzv_6LiKMtA

  6. Investigative Journalism • Download “Investigative Journalism” document on website. for directions. • You are researching winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, from 1918 to the present. (http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Public-Service) • Essential question: What harmful practices or wrongdoing were investigated and revealed by journalists over the years besides the Watergate scandal? • Directions: Pick five winners from a range of decades and create a chart/presentation that answers these questions for each story: • What was happening/issue? • Who was affected or damaged by it? Name all parties involved. • What was their role in the incident(s)? • Was any action taken to correct the problem? • What government entities/agencies were involved before/after?

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