research paper

Skylar Chiu

WR121-25

Ashley Wells

01/28/19 Comment by Skylar Chiu: After readig your commont from the the last assignment, I want to change mt topic into freedom of speech for journalists. I realize this is rush decision, and I want to make sure that this time my topic whether is deep, specfic enough to do the research writing. Comment by Ashley Wells: Thanks, Skylar. I'll be giving you feedback below.

Background

To be a journalist, it is their right and and duty to talk and report in these days. Specifically, Journalists in the United States are addressed to have their right to talk, expose every truth to the audience. However, journalists or reports are still in the fight to their freedom to speech in China, mainland. By saying this, journalists are facing more and more troubles about finding the truth, searching the evidence to tell, or exposing the story to the public. Of course this kind of issues happened in the U.S. before. To begin with, journalists are the speakers or discoverers for the country. They should be protected for saying the right things to the audiences. Comment by Ashley Wells: Okay, I think it is good that you are narrowing the focus of this issue to China specifically.

The negative influences are brought up if journalists’ hands are tied when it comes to free speech. Younger journalists are becoming lazy to find out the story, more and more ethical problems, audiences begin to have trust issues with the journalists. Authorities in China, Hong Kong are claiming to give the most freedom to journalists and reports at the beginning of Hong Kong Annual Freedom of Speech Meeting. It is understandable government need to do their job to protect the country so that they would have to control some comments or stories in China, however, both journalists and the citizens deserve to know the truths. Comment by Ashley Wells: *What are some of the ethical problems? What information do you already know about WHY this is such a big issue for journalists in China?* Comment by Skylar Chiu: news worthy stories are covered by the dark and porwer, reporters and journalists are having diffculties of finding the evidence or exposing the truths to audiences. Right after the first year of Xi's taking office, citizens received a lot of coverage of coruptions. In another word, journalists weren't able to report thesse because their hands are tied when it comes to major politics issues. Furthermore, China is still on its way of developing, issues surrouding individual freedoms become increasingly relevant.

At this kind of dilemma, what can we do to protect the journalists’ rights and freedom to to talk? By giving more background information about some news stories, it would make sense about sometimes why government don’t want the story to be leaked out.

Objective

· What can be appropriately done to help nowadays journalists or reports to protect their voice of speaking, chances of discovering?

· It is important to help and protect journalists to speak and report. More importantly, this is still remain an issue in China, mainland. This is an worthy find out question I think, people are shouting out about they should get their right to speak, it is time to find out how. This conversation for this topic has been talked for years in China, Hong Kong. Compare to China, mainland, Hong Kong has more freedom for receiving the information from other countries. It is sure that there is should be an line for the absolute freedom of speech. I hope that this research could bring out an brand new angle for others to look at this problem, about how to solve this one controversial topic. To another level of speaking, once the media, authorities and citizen audiences are all agree to certain level of freedom of speech, it would lead to the society to high minds. Comment by Ashley Wells: *Can you clarify this idea a little bit more? What exactly do you mean here?* Comment by Skylar Chiu: Here I just simply mean that if there are more freedom of speech or journalist in China can be better when they enecounter the ethical problems, it would also be helpful to the development of the whole country.

Research Plans Comment by Ashley Wells: This is still a little bit underdeveloped. I think I have a better sense of your project because you replied to my comments, though.

Peer reviewed journals articles both from China, Hong Kong and mainland, and also United States; surveys; data analysis articles or charts would all be needed.

Peer reviewed journal article are certainly used for finding the basic idea or concept of freedom of speech, also, it would be helpful for building the background of journalism history. Survey are also important here, millisons of reporters or journalists are expressing their opinions about this problem. And I am still looking for more other related information about this inquiry,

Personal Significance Comment by Ashley Wells: Good.

I have been interested in journalism since middle school, the more I learn about this field, the importance of speech has become more necessary for people to know. It has been a problem not only in China, but also other countries. Instead of talking others, I would really like make an effort to my country. My father has dedicated his whole life to give his best to help Hong Kong’s press to gain more rights and freedom to talk, which really gave me an influence. Hong Kong has survived from the fight of freedom of speech since the return to sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China. However, Mainland China is still on the struggle of it. And now I am here as a journalism student in Emerson, I hope that I can find a way to solve this problem or at least make my effort.

Skylar Chiu

WR121-25

Ashley Wells

January 29,2018

Background

To be a journalist, it is their right and and duty to talk and report in these days. Specifically, Journalists in the United States are addressed to have their right to talk, expose every truth to the audience. However, journalists or reports are still in the fight to their freedom to speech in China, mainland. By saying this, journalists are facing more and more troubles about finding the truth, searching the evidence to tell, or exposing the story to the public. Of course this kind of issues happened in the U.S. before. To begin with, journalists are the speakers or discoverers for the country. They should be protected for saying the right things to the audiences.

The negative influences are brought up if journalists’ hands are tied when it comes to free speech. Younger journalists are becoming lazy to find out the story, more and more ethical problems, audiences begin to have trust issues with the journalists. For example, news-worthy stories are covered by the dark and powerful, reporters and journalists are having difficulties of finding the evidence or exposing the truths to audiences. Right after the first year of Xi’s taking office, citizens received a lot of coverage of corruptions. In another word, journalists weren’t able to report these because their hands are tied by the government before, especially when it comes to the major political issues. Furthermore, China is still on its way of developing, issues surrounding individual freedoms become increasingly relevant. Authorities in China, Hong Kong are claiming to give the most freedom to journalists and reports at the beginning of Hong Kong Annual Freedom of Speech Meeting. It is understandable government need to do their job to protect the country so that they would have to control some comments or stories in China, however, both journalists and the citizens deserve to know the truths.

At this kind of dilemma, what can we do to protect the journalists’ rights and freedom to to talk? By giving more background information about some news stories, it would make sense about sometimes why government don’t want the story to be leaked out.

Objective

· What can be appropriately done to help nowadays journalists or reports to protect their voice of speaking, chances of discovering?

· It is important to help and protect journalists to speak and report. More importantly, this is still remain an issue in China, mainland. This is an worthy find out question I think, people are shouting out about they should get their right to speak, it is time to find out how. This conversation for this topic has been talked for years in China, Hong Kong. Compare to China, mainland, Hong Kong has more freedom for receiving the information from other countries. It is sure that there is should be an line for the absolute freedom of speech. I hope that this research could bring out an brand new angle for others to look at this problem, about how to solve this one controversial topic. If the press has more freedom of speech, journalists or reporters in China would become better when they encounter some ethical problems.

Research Plans

Peer reviewed journals articles both from China, Hong Kong and mainland, and also United States; surveys; data analysis articles or charts would all be needed.

Peer reviewed journal article are certainly used for finding the basic idea or concept of freedom of speech, also, it would be helpful for building the background of journalism history. Survey are also important here, millisons of reporters or journalists are expressing their opinions about this problem. And I am still looking for more other related information about this inquiry. Moreover, statistic data would also be helpful to look at.

Personal Significance

I have been interested in journalism since middle school, the more I learn about this field, the importance of speech has become more necessary for people to know. It has been a problem not only in China, but also other countries. Instead of talking others, I would really like make an effort to my country. My father has dedicated his whole life to give his best to help Hong Kong’s press to gain more rights and freedom to talk, which really gave me an influence. Hong Kong has survived from the fight of freedom of speech since the return to sovereignty of the People’s Republic of China. However, Mainland China is still on the struggle of it. And now I am here as a journalism student in Emerson, I hope that I can find a way to solve this problem or at least make my effort. Comment by Ashley Wells: Maybe you could interview him?