Nowadays, as the technology has improved a lot, it is inevitable to avoid the increasing number of street journalists. Even though the street journalists are generally beneficial for the society and the public interest, sometimes they pass the border and get in to peoples privacy unprofessionally, which creates a bad response towards them. In my…
DetailsStreet journalism is very timely and news spreads astonishingly fast. One can also prove or disprove the news with little effort. This kind of news is not involved with any corporation or any ties other than the journalist, so it is totally independent. Since much street journalism is done via blog or social networking it…
DetailsNew Iranian Oppositional TV Channel: Raha TV Iran media is divided to different sides for political reasons just like the Iranian society in these days. Several TV channels have started to oppose to the leadership of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and to the strict limitations of his regime. Eventually, Iranian activists in London have launched a new…
DetailsBlackberry hasn’t crushed yet but soon it will. Although the Blackberry was built for business purposes, teenagers use it regularly. In addition, when BBM was spread to the whole world, Blackberry began to be sold in most stores. According to youth, Blackberry enables life to become easier. But the latest news is not good. Due…
DetailsReporters have the responsibility to weigh any potential harm, and to verify information before publishing a story but the real question is; “is the media’s responsibility to give all the news it encounters?”. Coverage of the news is debatable especially because of the topics such as privacy, decency and politics. In today’s world, some media…
DetailsIn controversial issues as if the media should screen voices or not, there is never black or white; but a rather grey area of decisions instead. At certain specific topics such as media’s responsibility we should think about the different understandings. Media is definitely responsible to provide accurate information to citizens. Therefore, media should give…
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Nowadays, museums are receiving a lot of requests asking them to return some of their artifacts to their origins. One of the most recent examples of this is the demand of Turkey. Turkey wants the statues that were a part of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus back from British Museum. It was announced in the beginning…
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When you have to choose to do one of the two coequally unlikeable thing, you have a dilemma. Moral dilemmas are part of our lives. And because of moral dilemmas, taking decisions are more difficult. Actually we have moral dilemmas everyday, everywhere, but we don’t recognize them. A moral dilemma confuses our mind. We can’t…
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There are not many people who stand for what they believe about their countries. Yes, people have ideas and they do try to have a voice in society. But it is a completely different story for men like Tuşalp, Saygılı, Falakoğlu, Karakoyun, Turan and Turgay. These men stood for their writings and newspapers in order…
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Media is the only source through which the public can learn what is going on around it and in the world. Media has the power to shape the public’s way of thinking and thus it is very important that news should be objective. It is the media’s responsibility to give all the worthy news it…
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Should the Election Be a Horse Race? The use of polls in the media’s coverage of the 2012 US elections ______________________________________________________________________________________ Do we more value people with opinions or those who have the ability to always act impartially? The answer lies in the circumstances. When it comes to parenting, teaching children to have a firm…
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