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Analysis Of Jimmy's World By Janet Cooke

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Natalie Hernandez
Dec. 17 2017
JRN 101

Jimmy’s World Journalist are people who seek out the truth, and report on the truth to keep the public informed on the world around them. There are ethics that a journalist must follow and these principles include truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability; and when reporter Janet Cooke wrote Jimmy’s World, she violated these ethics. Described by many as vivacious, intelligent and stylish, Cooke went from working at her hometown Toledo Blade paper to working for The Washington Post. She was recruited by Ben Bradlee, the executive editor of The Post when he saw her extensive resume. In her resume Cooke stated that she had a degree from Vassar College, a master's …show more content…

Cooke refused to name her sources in “fear of her safety” even though authorities were desperate to find Jimmy and prosecute the people who were giving him the drugs. The Post backed Cooke, stating it was her First Amendment right not to reveal her sources. After desperately trying to find the boy and failing at every turn, city officials declared the story a hoax.
Despite the controversy The Post’s editors submitted Cooke’s piece to be considered for a Pulitzer Prize. It ended up winning the Pulitzer Prize for best feature writing despite being the center of controversy. This Pulitzer Prize was one the first ever awarded to an african american female journalist; Cooke felt …show more content…

This practice was not well accepted after Jimmy’s World. Editors during the time started cracking down heavy on the sources journalist were using. According to journalist Mike Sager, publications like USA Today started declaring new policies in which reporters were required to share the identities of unnamed sources with an editor. This practice remains an industry standard, in order to avoid an instance like Jimmy’s World again. News organizations also started changing the way they hired people and they became more careful about reviewing what potential employees said in their

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