ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Journalism
is a form of professional communication used to give current happenings and
events. This annotated bibliography will focus on two areas the first will be
on investigative journalism and the second area will focus on the issue of asylum
seekers which is a trending topic in Australia. The mediums used are a book for
the first part and the rest will be from television, online journals and
newspapers.
Hugo De Burgh (2000) Investigative journalism: Some issues surrounding investigative journalism. (p.65-66) The author of this book focuses on some issues that affect investigative journalism and this is evident when he states that investigative journalism can be interpreted as simply a weapon in the battles between two competing powers, media and authority to set the public agenda. The development of investigative journalism in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a spate of inquiries into maladministration and corruption that shocked Britons. It justified journalism by demonstrating that the public service could not be trusted but thanks to investigative journalism there is use of scrutiny to find evidence. This shows that to practice and call yourself an investigative journalist you have to be ready to face difficulties but should have skills such as scrutiny and be able to have a public opinion. I highly agree with the author because some people who are leaders use power to be corrupt and carry out deals but if we have strong journalists who do not fear they can single out this problem easily and this helps millions if citizens all over the world to know the truth that are hidden from them.
Hugo De Burgh (2000) Investigative journalism: Some issues surrounding investigative journalism. (p.65-66) The author of this book focuses on some issues that affect investigative journalism and this is evident when he states that investigative journalism can be interpreted as simply a weapon in the battles between two competing powers, media and authority to set the public agenda. The development of investigative journalism in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in a spate of inquiries into maladministration and corruption that shocked Britons. It justified journalism by demonstrating that the public service could not be trusted but thanks to investigative journalism there is use of scrutiny to find evidence. This shows that to practice and call yourself an investigative journalist you have to be ready to face difficulties but should have skills such as scrutiny and be able to have a public opinion. I highly agree with the author because some people who are leaders use power to be corrupt and carry out deals but if we have strong journalists who do not fear they can single out this problem easily and this helps millions if citizens all over the world to know the truth that are hidden from them.
Chiara
Pazzano, (2011) Asylum seekers: Where Australia stands SBS News. Retrieved from
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1295782/Asylum-seekers-Where-Australia-stands
The
SBS news article and other articles from other media houses are focusing a lot on
asylum seekers in Australia because it has become a common issue in the
headlines. In this article the writer Chiara Pazzano is trying to establish
whether asylum seekers who arrive in Australia via air are much better
candidates to get citizenship and help than those arriving by boat. Australia
is marked as the 47th country with the highest refugee intake but
the boat people have made the country look bad as they are always put in
detention camps until their documents are well processed but most die and this
under the UN is marked as poor human rights administration. This article is
also trying to justify that the government has shown proof that most people
arrive by air rather than using boats hence the image portrayed worldwide is
actually wrong and that the detention camps are not that bad as usually seen. Hence
Australia government is trying very much to change its image worldwide by
giving out government figured to show that only a small number of asylum
seekers arrive by boat and are forced to stay in detention camps that lead to
their deaths or inhumane treatment.
ABC
Radio Australia, (2012) More asylum seekers choose home over Nauru. Retrieved
from http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2012-10-16/more-asylum-seekers-choose-home-over-nauru/1030942
The
ABC radio recently had an interview where they were interviewing a government
official on the new case that more asylum seekers prefer to take the option of
going back to their war-torn countries than staying in the detention camps and
facing problems. There has been a high case of asylum seekers causing self-
harm due to the hardships they are facing and result in hanging of self. The
asylum seekers held demonstrations asking Australia to shut down the detention
camps as they are willing to return back home rather than dying in the country
where they seek refuge. This story is quite unfortunate as the asylum seekers
come into the country in search of protection but go through hardships in
Australia to a point they prefer going back home and dying there because most
have watched their friends or family kill themselves in the centers which is an
awful feeling I can imagine. I kind of agree with the station that the minister
in charge of this department of immigration should take charge and act because
if the news is viewed internationally it is a bad image for the country in
general. The faster this problem is solved the better for the country and
people involved especially the suffering asylum seekers who seek help.
Pickering
S. & Weber L. (2012) If we
care about asylum seekers we must count deaths in detention Retrieved from http://theconversation.edu.au/if-we-care-about-asylum-seekers-we-must-count-deaths-in-detention-9731
This is a blog written by two professors from
Monash University. In the blog they state that The Houston Expert Panel on
Asylum Seekers was set the task of reducing deaths of asylum seekers following
the mounting loss of life on the seas between Indonesia and Australia. But it
remained blind to the deaths of asylum seekers in Australian custody. Australia
is yet to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment that is concerned
with the oversight and monitoring of detention facilities. It is true to say
that the Australian ministry in charge of the asylum seekers has neglected
finding the exact number of asylum seekers who have died and this is increasing
as the evidence is seen when the asylum seekers in Nauru committed self- harm
and nobody noticed or informed the government on this incident this is clearly
negligence and this shows lack of care for the asylum seekers who endure
hardship in detention centers and opt to die.
APA STYLE REFERENCE LIST
ABC
Radio Australia (2012, Oct 16) more asylum seekers choose home over Nauru. (Radio webpage) Retrieved from http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2012-10-16/more-asylum-seekers-choose-home-over-nauru/1030942
Chiara
Pazzano (2011, Feb 16) Asylum seekers: Where Australia stands (Web page
article) retrieved from http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1295782/Asylum-seekers-Where-Australia-stands
Hugo
De Burgh (2000) Investigative journalism: Context and practice. (p.65-67): Some
issues surrounding investigative journalism. New York, NY: Wall Street.
Pickering
S. & Weber L. (2012, Oct 15) If we care about asylum seekers we must count
deaths in detention. (Blogpost) Retrieved from http://theconversation.edu.au/if-we-care-about-asylum-seekers-we-must-count-deaths-in-detention-9731
