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In approximately 500 words, reflect on a key issue related to your professional field of interest. Here are some examples for your reference.  \nNeed more help?  \nContact us at [info@twc.edu](info@twc.edu)  \nExample 1  \nTed Koppel, longtime anchor of ABC News’ Nightline, quipped that a journalist should always get a story first; but first, he should get it second. Running stories without credible sources is an issue concerning journalism today, just as it was in years past.  \nIn American football, the left tackle position is concerned with protecting the quarterback’s blindside from hits by defensive players. At left tackle, it is not the fifty-five snaps the player took during the game when he protected the quarterback from a blindside hit that people notice. Instead, people remember the one snap the left tackle took when he failed to block the defender and the quarterback was sacked for a loss.  \nSimilarly, in journalism, it is not the innumerable times a journalist verifies his sources and double-checks his information that people notice, but it is the one time he fails to verify a story that people remember and that could ultimately cost the journalist his job. A recent case in point of irresponsible journalism is Andrew Breitbart’s publishing on his news website a video of controversial statements made by Shirley Sherrod at a fundraising dinner for the NAACP. Breitbart’s rush to publish illustrates why it is necessary to get the story second. Because of his shoddy verification, Shirley Sherrod faced public scrutiny and a forced resignation from her post in the Department of Agriculture.  \nTraditional media commentators, such as Nina Totenberg with National Public Radio, used this incident as an example of instantaneous updating of news websites for fresher content. While the fast pace of internet news reporting could contribute somewhat to careless verification practices, not all mistakes involve the internet.  \nA notable recent example of a journalist not double-checking his sources occurred in September 2004 with Dan Rather and the controversy surrounding President Bush’s National Guard record. Rather thought he had documents that proved President Bush’s failure to fulfill certain duties while he was serving in the National Guard. Rather did not further explore the validity of these claims, nor did he verify the documents as being legitimate. As a result, Rather’s credibility, which he had spent decades amassing, disintegrated along with the story. This misstep culminated in the network forcing him to leave CBS Evening News the following year, and then CBS News entirely in June 2006.  \nDecades before the formation of the internet another case of negligent verification occurred. During the 1948 Presidential election, the Chicago Tribune erroneously declared Republican candidate Thomas Dewey the victor over President Harry Truman. No matter what the medium, no matter the speed of the technology, no matter how soon a story needs to be delivered, a journalist must first get it second before reporting it first.  \n1/2  \nExample 2  \nI find one aspect of my generation absolutely startling: the general apathy toward government actions. In some aspects, politics in America have become a second Hollywood. Far too many of my friends base their voteson who is most celebrated in popular culture without being able to explain a single piece of legislation the politician supports. Maybe my peers’ views would remain the same even if they were more politically educated, but I would like to find a way to pique the interest of all young adults to ensure they know why they support certain politicians and legislation before voting.  \nA particular issue of extreme importance but usually of little interest to young voters is the tax system. As we graduate college and get our","cbCaijsNjpdy3oUW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijsNjpdy3oUW","pdf",75989,"English","# Issues essay purpose\n## Writing task and word count guidance\n## Example 1: Verification in journalism\n## Example 2: Political apathy and tax reform","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of an issues essay?\",\"answer\":\"An issues essay demonstrates written communication skills to TWC and prospective internship site supervisors.\"},{\"question\":\"How long should the issues essay be?\",\"answer\":\"It should be approximately 500 words, reflecting on a key issue related to the writer’s professional field of interest.\"},{\"question\":\"What key lesson do the journalism examples emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"They highlight that getting the story “second” by verifying sources matters, because one failure to verify can cause major credibility damage.\"}]","Sample Issues Essay - Write Your Reflection | PDF",1790085197]