Calligeros, Marissa.
“Laws to protect Fitzgerald Inquiry Figures.” Brisbane
Times. 08 March 2013. Web. 10/04/2013.
Marissa Calligeros
reported on a recent idea regarding the Fitzgerald Inquiry of 1987. The piece
of Journalist writing revolves around how information was leaked regarding
names of government employees who were involved in the infamous Fitzgerald
Inquiry. This information was meant to be relieved to the public in 2055 after
the deaths of those involved. The Brisbane Times has been operating since 2007
and is a popular newspaper that covers many topics. Marissa Calligeros studied
a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Queensland and has worked within
the media and entertainment industry for many years. Calligeros quotes the
Crime and Misconduct Committee throughout this article, although it can be
argued that some of this information could have been sourced from a not
creditable place or person. Through the use of the inverted pyramid Calligeros
has created a journalist article that lets the audience know the important
information first, by doing this it allow the reader to be hooked within the
first paragraph. Additionally, the picture used in this report is irrelevant,
it does not represent the story in any way and it is only assumed that the man
in the photo is of some importance.
Unknown, Wikipedia.
2011, Web. 10/04/2013
The Fitzgerald Report
is outlined within this website piece, which explains how the Queensland
Polices’ corruption was lead by Tony Fitzgerald. Furthermore, it explains how three former
ministers and a police commissioner were jailed on counts of prostitution and
corruption of the law. Additionally it explores the history of the inquiry,
cultural depictions and recommendations towards the situation. This Wikipedia
web page has nine references, all of which are credited Journalist and
Universities, also Four Corners from the ABC Television network and the Report
of a Commission of Inquiry from the Local Council. Due to these sources it can
be assumed that this Wikipedia page is creditable, although considering that
Wikipedia may have numerous authors some creditable and some not, this
assumption can be argued. Furthermore, the Journalistic stories references may
have misleading or may use a sense of wrongly interpreted information that may
not be worthy. A type of churnalism
could be used in this Wikipedia report, some authors may have got their
information from press releases, and many journalists may use ideas written in
this report to fuel their writing.
Rodney Tiffen, Four
Corners, the Brisbane Times and Wikipedia all represent different forms of
media: Academic, television, print and web. These four mediums, although they
are using the same story ‘the Fitzgerald Inquiry’, all show different values
and needs of story.
References
Calligeros, Marissa.
“Laws to protect Fitzgerald Inquiry Figures.” Brisbane
Times. 08 March 2013. Web. 10/04/2013. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/laws-to-protect-fitzgerald-inquiry-figures-20130308-2fp77.html
Chris Masters. Four
Corners - “Moonlight State.” ABC, 1987.Web/ Television. 10/04/2013. http://www.abc.net.au/archives/80days/stories/2012/01/19/3411675.htm
Department of
Government and International Relations, University of Sydney 2013, Web
14/04/2013 http://sydney.edu.au/arts/government_international_relations/staff/academic_staff/rod_tiffen.shtml
Golding and Elliot, 1979
Alena. JSchool Student Blog. 2011. Web, 14/04/2013 http://blog.jschool.com.au/2011/10/13/journalist-profile/
O’neil and Harcup 2001
Oscar Wilde, The
Soul of Man Under Socialism
Tiffen, Rodney. Scandals: media, politics and corruption in
Contemporary Australia. University of New South Wales Press, 1999. Print.
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