an asssigments

All the President’s Men
Due March 2

Think about the traditional work and role of the journalist as you approach this question. Consider the journalists portrayed in the movie, All the President’s Men, who were real-life journalists in the 1970s. Then consider how the role of journalists have changed, including how social media is creating a form of citizen journalist where everyone with access to a smartphone and the internet can film, post, and circulate stories of interest.

Answer the following in a thoughtful 1-to-2 page response:
⊛ What is the role of the professional journalist?
⊛ What do we mean when we say that in today’s era we have expanded this role to include citizen journalists?
⊛ Does this affect how we share news and information in a free society?

⇒ It may be helpful to review these two resources that further describe All the President’s Men.
This link describes the work of Woodward and Bernstein from a journalist’s point of view:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/stories/ringle.htm

⇒This link leads to the PDF that includes the question sheet to gain background:
http://jea.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/specialreport.pdf

It may be helpful to review these resources that further describe All the President’s Men
This link describes the work of Woodward and Bernstein from a journalist’s point of view:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/stories/ringle.htm

You can submit the document to Cruiser.