Like an exciting football game, wherein the uncertain factors are necessary, such as the players' conditions and tactics, a good story needs uncertainties to help develop plots and make unpredictable ending, through which to arouse interest. In this sense, Two Fishermen,written by Morley Callaghan, is a good story, in which the vague descriptions of a case, elusive psychological changes and equivocal attitudes of Michael create the uncertainty, which makes the plot unexpected and the story interesting. Michael Foster is an ambitious young reporter on the town paper, but why would he face the hard choices and what would he choose? The answers lie in the uncertainty of the story.
The verdict of Thomas' crime is uncertain. It's not appropriate to say that "this was not a case about revenge and killing, but about self-defense"[1], since the author uses only two sentences to describe the crime: he (Thomas Delaney) had killed old Mathew Rhinehart who he had caught molesting his wife when she had been berry-picking in the hills behind the town; there had been a struggle and Thomas Delaney had taken a bad beating before he had killed Rhinehart[2]. But the ambiguous description indicated the uncertainty of this criminal case. It was vague like hearsay with no witness or evidence mentioned, since no single word shows that there had been a trail, hense this crime could be understood as accidental homicide, manslaughter, or murder, which would make a big difference when a case was ruled. It seemed not unreasonable for the public to believe that young Thomas' behavior was understandable and he was innocent. So when he was sentenced to death, people were enraged, as "a crowd had gathered on the sidewalk,.thrown sticks and bottles and small stones at the out-of-town workmen in the jail yard"[2]. Michael was the only reporter working on the town paper, who was ambitiously with the hope to "work on an important newspaper"[2] someday in the city.
Pete Rose should have been an obvious choice for the Hall of Fame. ... When reporters had asked Rose's ex-wife why she left him, she had said, "He loves baseball more than anything, and to see him without baseball would take the spirit out of anyone." ...
A close examination, however, reveals that even if reporters are liberal, their bosses are clearly not. ... The media does not reflect reporters" wishes and ideology because the editors and their bosses are too closely tied with the corporate philosophy and interests. Although reporters might want to cover stories that reflect their ideology, it's their editors who determine what will reach the audiences. ... Paying attention to the implications while using interactive media may help us see how we affect others with every transaction, how we create our private and public realities by our...
Through the media's choice of what to cover as news, I will demonstrate that objectivity will never couple with journalism. ... Shaw discovered that, contrary to popular belief, the three papers had very little in common on the choice of front-page stories. ... The moment an objective reporter begins to contemplate his or her assignment in the morning, that reporter has already opened the door to interpretative journalism. ... Every word is a choice (Carey). ... There isn't enough ideology among the political reporters I've worked with to fill a thimble. ...
In attempting to understand my self knowledge and my personality and how they affect my life choices, I have to understand myself in order to become a better person. ... A television reporter is another career that intrigues me, as it requires many of the qualities I like to think I have. A news reporter must have the courage to enter into different situation, many dangerous, to gather information and facts for the big story. ...
This style of writing was probably a result of the many lessons that Hemingway learned while he was a news reporter. News reporters are taught to write just enough to cover all important information about a subject without getting off topic or sharing irrelevant details. ... Another way that he achieved this strategy was being very particular and wise about word choice. ... Again, as a news reporter, Hemingway learned that his writing should be an eye witness account, and he was taught to always tell the truth. ... He uses careful word choice and details to create phrases that hide the true me...
By contrast, French reporters (who do not operate on U.S.... (Bennett 119) To understand that most U.S. reporters not only have lost sight of real journalism is to also realize that those same reporters sometimes knowingly hide the truth beneath many lays of non-important information. The reporter and political official relationship is set to operate off one another. The politics could never play out without the reporters but on that same side the politics could never play out without a reporter willing to report what the political official wants to be heard. A politician's public...
Reporters often interviewed the parents of the victims, along with school officials including principals, athletic directors, coaches and superintendents. ... Another major reason is that perpetrators may not want to speak up about the incidents, whether that decision is based on personal choice or legal advice. Caroline Clay, reporter for the Herald Times in Bloomington, Indiana, covered a high school hazing incident and says she found herself "faced with the dilemma of being able to understand both sides." ...
She just laughed and said, "No thanks," but little did she know that she had no choice. ... Television, newspaper and radio reporters can also play a big role in experimental medicine. Reporters fill the news with the "latest breakthroughs," in medicine, but inexperienced reporters often exaggerate the stories about experimental medicine. ... Also, reporters usually do not understand the stories that they report on. Rich Elbaum recalls one reporter who showed up to report about the first liver transplant, and just before going on the air the reporter asked Rich, "People have 2 livers, rig...
Johnson could not have come at a worse time for pro-choice advocates because his death stole their long-awaited publicity. ... It also gave background into the case, such as how it came to be and what effect this decision would have on the future, but at that time, the reporters obviously did not perceive just how important it would be on the future. ... President Bush may have the opportunity to appoint some Supreme Court justices, which brings new light to this controversy because pro-choice advocates are worried that the court may become more conservative and repeal Roe v: Wade. ...