No, this is not quality journalism. I clicked on the article because the headline was captivating, but the article not only gave barely any factual information about African-American history or populations in Paris, it also seemed to assume I knew the people that were being mentioned in the article. It seemed more like a personal journal entry than a news story.
Nicole Sewell
Member (since February 2009)I am a senior and a Communication major at Santa Clara University and I joined NewsTrust for my Race, Gender and Politics in the News class at Santa Clara.
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I think that this is certainly quality journalism, as long as one keeps in mind the mission of The American Prospect. They are concerned with a just society, as am I, but I think often the stories are coming from a more liberal perspective. So long as you know the mission of the publication before you read the story, I think this can be considered to be good, factual journalism. It just has a certain perspective, it would not be considered 'neutral.'
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