shattered glass

1. What do the fact checkers at the New Republic do when they cannot find the information to verify?

They check the information against the reporters own notes from the scene and things they have written down like direct quotes and names and numbers...

2. How does Charles Lane feel about Glass once he discovers he is lying?

Chuck gets very angry and feels like he can't trust Steve anymore. At first Chuck believes Steve but then when facts start coming up proving against Steve's story, Chuck has no other logical explanation but to find that Steve has been lying...

3. How does Glass gain the sympathy of his fellow journalists at the New Republic?

He uses the phrase "Are you mad at me?" all of the time and it forces people to say "No, I'm not" even if they are because they feel bad for him...also Steve is very funny and has been with the New Republic for so long that the other reporters can't imagine him making so much of his stories up.

4. How does Glass dodge the truth again once he realizes he has been caught by Forbes?

He keeps going back to "Well, it's in my notes...I'll get it for you later" and also says things like, "Oh, sorry, I was mistaken it wasn't like that, it was actually like this..." when he realizes that he's been caught...basically he just changes the story and situation to fit the facts that people dig up.

5. What excuse does Glass give Lane for lying?

He's apparently taking some type of college courses/classes and isn't as completely focused on his job as he should be and keeps making really dumb mistakes because of it.

6. What is the argument for not firing Glass from the New Republic?

There are some political issues with the magazine and the change of a editor (from someone who was really great to someone who had no idea what they were doing- in the eyes of Steve Glass) which complicates things even more. This main reason that Chuck decides to suspend Steve rather than firing him is because Steve is very connected to the people in the office and it would be a bad move to split up the office by firing someone as well liked as Steve was.

Edited/Continued Voices of Hope

Last Friday Eastview High School hosted its first Sing-A-Thon (Voices of Hope) to raise awareness for cancer (all-types) and give financial support to families dealing with cancer. The funds that have been raised will be given to families to help cover the everyday costs of living with cancer and will hopefully ease a monetary burden. The event invited personal donations from students and faculty as well as private donations from organizations.

Some classes competed to raise the most money, while some teachers challenged their students that if they brought in x amount of money they would match the donation with money from their own pockets.

The idea for the sing-a-thon originated in a woman's chorale class back in the fall. These girls have worked tirelessly to arrange a list of performers, engage media attention and spread the word about the event around the school. They thought of everything down to the last detail including t-shirts, concessions with labels proudly bearing the voices of hope logo, napkins, and bulletins. 

On the day of, teachers were encouraged to clear their schedules and invite their students to enjoy the singing acts in the Performing Arts Center. Happily, many teachers migrated their classes to the PAC and the Choir Department found that almost every seat was filled, almost every period.

By the end of the school day students were sitting in the aisles and squeezed into the back to hear the music, knowing that behind the beautiful singing some good was being done for patients living with cancer and the burdens that come along with the disease.

All types of singing acts were welcomed to the sing-a-thon including Eastview High-school’s own Dr. Peterson (Principal) and office associates performing their rendition of "Mamma Mia!", choirs from the world language departments, woman's chorale, select small student groups, student soloists, acoustic guitar, Eastview faculty, Eastview Alumni. The array of genres were as diverse as those singing; ranging from acopella, opera, and chorale tunes to rock, pop and Japanese children’s music. All in all, it was a great turn out and very well put together and planned out. 

brainstorming

feature story ideas:

+ jamaica
-poverty
-medicine/medical needs
-the "ugly" or "unknown" side of the famous tourist destination
+ new york
-bronx or similar burrough
-similar to jamaica piece "uncovering" the other side of the city etc

+ kids & the recession
-economy
-how can we help?
-what are we doing that is hindering the economy
-disposable income
-taking charge of OUR generation
-becoming more aware of our world & what is going on in the world

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Voices of Hope

Last Friday Eastview High School hosted its first Sing-A-Thon (Voices of Hope) to raise awareness for cancer (all-types) and give financial support to families dealing with cancer. The funds that have been raised will be given to families to help cover the everyday costs of living with cancer and will hopefully ease a monetary burden. The event invited personal donations from students and faculty as well as private donations from organizations.

The idea for the sing-a-thon originated in a woman's chorale class back in the fall. These girls have worked tirelessly to arrange a list of performers, engage media attention and spread the word about the event around the school. They thought of everything down to the last detail including t-shirts, concessions with labels proudly bearing the voices of hope logo, napkins, and bulletins. 

On the day of, teachers were encouraged to clear their schedules and invite their students to enjoy the singing acts in the Performing Arts Center. Happily, many teachers migrated their classes to the PAC and the Choir Department found that almost every seat was filled, almost every period.

By the end of the school day students were sitting in the aisles and squeezed into the back to hear the music, knowing that behind the beautiful singing some good was being done for patients living with cancer and the burdens that come along with the disease.

All types of singing acts were welcomed to the sing-a-thon including Eastview High-school’s own Dr. Peterson (Principal) and office associates performing their rendition of "Mamma Mia!", choirs from the world language departments, woman's chorale, select small student groups, student soloists, acoustic guitar, Eastview faculty, Eastview Alumni. 

Law & Ethics

Five freedoms of the first amendments:
1. freedom of religion
2. freedom of the press
3. freedom of speech
4. freedom of assembly
5. freedom to petition

The first amendment does not regulate the behavior of private schools.

Tinker vs. Des Moines independent community school district (1969)
Supreme court recognizes that the first amendment protects on-campus freedom of speechtinker standard provided a start for student (freedom of) student speech in school.

"Fraser standard"
Bethel school district vs. Fraser (1986)
Innapropriate speech for class president, school officials feel they have the right to censor student speech if they find it vulgar and indecent (certain limitations.)

Hazelwood school district vs. Kuhlmeier (1988)
Hazelwood standardsupreme court significantly reduces the level of the first amendment protection by provided to most school sponsored student media. "Reasonably related to teaching concerns" applies only to school sponsored speech not public forum of student mediathe frederick standard?

Morse vs. Frederick (June 25, 2007)
Jan 2002 olympics torch travels through town...principal cancels school...holds sign that says "bong hits 4 jesus"...suspended for ten days...sues because he wasnt on school grounds and wasn't in school but principal says they are still apart of the school and they represent the school...supreme court rules because it was a school authorized activity, his suspension stays.

Tinker Standard

Libel: Publication of a false statement of fact that seriously harms someone's reputation

- written
- not true
- hurts someones rep.

(SLANDER: spoken false statement that harms someone's reputation)