On the Media: March 12th

a.what did I learn about the practice of journalism and or expectations of journalists as described in the ten elements of journalism? 
I didn't really learn anything about journalism in this weeks episode, except that in order to have a great story it is important to get as many sources and quotes as you can from a wide range of different people who are experts, leaders, or just the averge joe, but who have an intersting view to add to your story. This week's podcast had so many different people from the music industry on this episode, and each person had something completely different to say, which made this episode really informative, enjoyable and interesting to listen to.


b.what did I learn about the ethics of journalism or an ethical challenge faced by a journalist?
I learned that it's important to know the laws behind journalism, but it's also important to learn the laws and details of the story you are covering. I really liked how in the podcast they went over the laws of fair use when it comes to sampling, which are, "are you using the borrowed bit commercially, did you transform it in some way, did you take a sizeable portion of the original, the heart of it, will your use have an effect on the market for the original song, these are the legal questions designed to be applied to music sampling." One thing I thought about is how Greg Gilles could be sued one day for his samplin and the more and more coverage he gets the more popular he gets and the higher chance he has for being sued so it made me think whether having publicity such as on this podcast is a positive or negative thing for him.




c.how can I apply what I learned from my chosen source this week to improve coverage of my beat or my future work in journalism?
The main thing I learned from this podcast is that I need to be much better about getting multiple human sources who are really different from each other for my news stories rather than just one or two people. The more people you add to a story the more colorful and interesting your story can become. Another thing I learned is that adding sound to a story can have such a greater impact rather than just the written word. The music in this podcast really made the story, even if you are an amazing writer I still don't think the feeling from the actual music in the podcast could have been conveyed.