Commentary on Rolling Stones Fact Check Story

     As a journalist it is your job to be factual and include legit resources in your article. Not including important factual information and make your article seem misconstrued and incorrect. To be a good journalist you have to have various amount of resources to back up your article, other wise facts can be tossed around and your whole article becomes wrong. Your resources have to be legit.

Commentary on Sony Hackers Article in The Washington Post

     http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/12/15/can-sony-sue-media-outlets-who-publish-the-stolen-sony-documents/

     "When information is on a matter of public concern, the court held, the fact that it was illegally leaked doesn't make publishing it an invasion of privacy. " First of all, posting anything private should be classified as an invasion of privacy. Something that is not meant for other people to see is most definitely an invasion of privacy and should be taken seriously. Simply because these people who were exposed are celebrities doesn't mean that this isn't an invasion or privacy. These photos were taken in privacy and not meant for the public therefore it isn't right. 

     The journalist who published this story did a great job explaining this story from two different perspectives. He talked about why people thought this wasn't an invasion of privacy because these are celebrities and nothing they do is private. And he also talked about how the celebrities felt exposed and why they felt that way. As a journalist it is critical to tell the story from more than one perspective in order to drive your story further.

Plunging Oil Prices May Trigger Unrest (CNN)

   http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/12/investing/oil-prices-iea-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

   CNN is a reliable news source because it is strictly facts. There are no opinions stated in their article they just contain facts about the news that they are covering. CNN also cites sources like the people who were there at that time and saw what was going on. They are valid sources that help the article be more legit. This news source makes sure to explain every little detail and include very important information. The main point of the articles they write are proven by the evidence they provide.
      This news cite leaves very little detail out and provides an extensive amount of detail. They make sure that every detail is included so that you do not miss out on a thing. It is very important for the news to give valid evidence because it is easy for them to leave important things left unsaid. I believe that CNN does a very well job covering their news reports and giving valid evidence.

Garner case cop 'model officer' say defenders

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/04/us/police-officer-daniel-pantaleo/index.html?c=homepage-to

Conflicting portraits have emerged of the police officer at the center of the controversy surrounding the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island during an attempted arrest in July. Defenders of Officer Daniel Pantaleo say he is an upstanding former Boy Scout with few complaints against him. Critics say he should have been indicted for his role in Garner's death and point to two lawsuits against him as signs that his record as an officer is tarnished. Police union officials describe him in glowing terms, saying he is no hothead.

After the Michael brown case, this is just making the hatred towards cops much stronger. I do believe that this case was wrongly executed and he should have been indicted. Killing an innocent man after he was already in cuffs poses to excuse. He was in handcuffs therefore nothing more should have been done. I hope this young man does get justice.