Ethics in Journalism

Stephen Glass, former New Republic article writer and expert liar.

He's a writer known for interesting and almost unreal stories.
-made up facts
-made up people
-made fake websites/email accounts to deceive fact-checkers
-made fake notes from meetings and interviews

In journalism, if you do not have credibility, then no one will believe you.

Kim Dotcom Interview 60 Minutes

1. Describe the style of the interview: Casual? Formal? Interrogation? Casual. The interviewer and Kim Dotcom were doing the interview over a casual tour of Dotcom's estate.
2. Why is Kim Dotcom answering the interviewers questions? People see him as a "villain" and he states that he is a hacker, so he is being interviewed so we can learn about his journey; being a hacker.
3. Are the questions accusatory? Yes.
4. Does the interviewer make Kim Dotcom feel bad about what he did? No, Kim stands with his point that he did nothing wrong.
5. How does the interviewer let Kim tell his story? The interviewer asked questions that Dotcom can answer casually. Dotcom was relaxed during the interview and his story wasn't fully told. He never really said how he felt about the accusations made against him.
6. Record one quote from Kim Dotcom that really stands out. This quote should be transcribed from the interview with word-for-word accuracy. 

"They ask the class what do you want to do when you grow up you know, what do you want to be? Some said fireman, some said policeman and I said millionaire."

One Question for:

Barack Obama: How do you think you're doing as a president?

Daniel Girard: What do you have to say to the students who don't do their work?

Adolph Hitler: Why are you a hypocrite?

Kim Dotcom: If you were a normal person off the street, what would you think of "Kim Dotcom"?

Kanye West: What was going through your head when you asked the person in the wheelchair to stand up during your concert?