Introduction

        Journalism is a moral enterprise. Journalists recognize their obligation to check on power as the reason they are given First Amendment protection. They understand they are the conscience of the community, that they not only transcribe the community's formal activities but also actively seek out information that helps all of those in the community to lead happy, fruitful lives. Journalists subscribe to a code of ethics and a personal credo that make public service journalism's major obligation. Journalists are expected to be impartial in their reporting and to be free of conflicts of interest.

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Introduction
Check It (1): Obligation
Check It (2): Dilemmas
Exercises
        A. Quit
        B. Death
Assignments
        A. Pose
        B. Problems
Campus and Community Project
        Omission
Campus Projects
        A. Segregated
        B. Books
        C. Plagiarism
Community Project
        Workers
Home Assignments
        A. Heroes
        B. Prisoner
Class Discussion
        A. Agenda
        B. Dumb-Down
        C. Background
Search
        A. Standouts
        B. Contribution
Skill Drill
        Ethical