For
aspiring journalism students, there is one Amendment
they should know, The First Amendment.
The First
Amendment is in the United States Constitution, and one of the 10 Bill of
Rights.
It reads:
Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government
for a redress of grievances.
Now for myself, I came to the understanding that it is a lot more then just
putting simple captions to nice photos.
Journalists need to know when they have crossed the line when
dealing with other people.
We need to understand when we are invading someone else’s
privacy.
Another thing I learned is that journalists have to tell the
truth. They cannot print anything that is a lie. Doing so would be unethical
and should be cause for the loss of their job or worst, their credibility.
