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THE REPORTER IN THE GRAY ZONE

THE REPORTER IN THE GRAY ZONE. 20813195 HE YU 20813191 YU PEIPEI. Political events. The two female U.S. journalists were arrested March 17 while "while illegally intruding into the territory of (North Korea) by crossing the (North Korea)-China border," the Korean Central News Agency said.

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THE REPORTER IN THE GRAY ZONE

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  1. THE REPORTER IN THE GRAY ZONE 20813195 HE YU 20813191 YU PEIPEI

  2. Political events • The two female U.S. journalists were arrested March 17 while "while illegally intruding into the territory of (North Korea) by crossing the (North Korea)-China border," the Korean Central News Agency said

  3. Muckraker • After World War I, the term "muckraker" was used to refer in a general sense for a writer who investigates and publishes truthful reports to perform an auditing or watchdog function. In contemporary use, the term describes either a journalist who writes in the adversarial or alternative tradition or a non-journalist whose purpose in publication is to advocate reform and change.Investigative journalists view the muckrakers as early influences and a continuation of watchdog journalism.

  4. McClure's (cover, Jan, 1901) published many early muckraker articles.

  5. Impact • According to Fred J. Cook, the muckrakers' journalism resulted in litigation or legislation that had a lasting impact, such as the end of Standard Oil's monopoly over the oil industry, the establishment of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, the creation of the first child labor laws in the United States around 1916. Their reports exposed bribery and corruption at the city and state level, as well as in Congress that lead to reforms and changed election results.

  6. Other changes that resulted from muckraker articles include the reorganization of the U.S. Navy (after Henry Reuterdahl published a controversial article in McClure's). Articles like David Graham Phillip's "Treason of the Senate" were used to change the way Senators were elected by the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

  7. Muckraker vs Moral bankruptcy • Judith Miller (ThTimes Reporter),Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, formerly of the New York Times Washington bureau. Her coverage of Iraq's alleged Weapons of Mass Destruction e New York (WMD) program both before and after the 2003 invasion generated much controversy.

  8. However, the era of media along with the network between the fierce market competition,Some Western news media ignored the social responsibility that should be played, totally disregarding the ethics and professional conduct, misuse of so-called "press freedom" simply pandering to the market demand.The scandal has been fermented in the U.S. spread.

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