Really Deep Depth Does anyone want that much information?
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Transcript of Really Deep Depth Does anyone want that much information?
Slightly enhanced …
455 words total Links to a story from a reputable
newspaper Also links directly to the study cited in
that other story (good) Is this “in depth”?
“Class Matters”: NY Times
“A team of reporters spent more than a year exploring ways that class -- defined as a combination of income, education, wealth and occupation -- influences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of unbounded opportunity.”
“Class Matters”: NY Times
Winner, top award for Outstanding Use of Multiple Media (Large Sites), from the Online News Association, 2005
“What Is Torture?”: Slate
Winner, top award for Enterprise Journalism (Large Sites), from the Online News Association, 2005
“Borrower Beware”: AJC
Finalist for Service Journalism (Large Sites), from the Online News Association, 2005
“Unsafe Haven”: Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal
Winner, top award for Service Journalism (Large Sites), from the Online News Association, 2005
Discussion
When do users want great depth in stories or packages?
Can journalists make people want to be well informed?
Is it part of the mission of journalism to encourage people to be well informed about the world?
Discussion
If people do not have a reasonable understanding of the world they live in, is that okay?
Or, in other words, are there any consequences to a lack of understanding about the world?