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Questions for Class Discussion
ОглавлениеHow did the project editor, Joel Sappell, explain the decision to have the reporter and photographer avoid involvement in the story? Do you agree with the decision?
Should the journalists have agreed in advance on the kinds of situations that would compel them to intervene? Should they have informed readers of those ground rules?
On at least two occasions the journalists did intervene to protect the children. Did their actions violate their instructions to avoid involvement? Did they damage the story’s authenticity? Should these interventions have been disclosed to the readers?
Do you agree with the three things Nazario said she would do differently if she were doing the story over? Are there any other things you would change?
How did the Times’s investigative project improve the way that the welfare system cared for children living with adult addicts?