Same Girl

I want to keep this simple and understandable, so think about this.  If you had been dating a girl for a significant amount of time, and then someone came up to you and said they saw her with another guy.  Would you believe it immediately?  Or would you need to verify with her and possibly other sources?
I would hope that you would see the need to verify what happened.  This is the same principle in journalism.  Deciphering between the "hearsay" and irrefutable facts.  It was quite an interesting conversation that we did have in class...with the 5 points that the book presented:

1. Never add anything that was not there

2. Never deceive the audience

3. Be as transparent as possible about your methods and motives

4. Rely on your own original reporting

5. Exercise humility

The book also discusses the fact that because of the availability of information in today’s world, not a lot of investigative work is done. Journalists find stories to write about right there on the Internet or via social networking sites. Because of this widespread information, many journalists forget to verify their facts, but that can cause the downfall of any good journalist. No matter where you got the information, if you don’t verify it and it turns out to be wrong, you’re the one that takes the fall.

in this short video...there is a very interesting situation...both men are friends.  they find out that they are indeed "sleeping with the same girl."  so they plan a big way to get back at her and show her that they have found out...
watch and see what happens =)  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFnKgIptbq0 

now go back to that first question...answer again.