Blog Post #12

Blog Post #12  

Journalists or Jokesters:

The Pimp, the Prostitute and an ACORN That Fell away from the Tree

Was it justifiable for James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles to not only claim false identities, but then to film and expose the ACORN employees?

First, let’s point out the author of the Review article, Alexandra Fenwick’s conclusion about this case: “Does it matter who shot the video and what their motivations were? Maybe not. Just don’t call it journalism.” The problem at hand is significant. However, sources report that the ACORN employee was only following along with the scheme to get more information to relay to the police in order to stop the alleged scandal. If ACORN was truly distributing information about how to get away with a prostitution business, then yes, it does demand urgent attention. However, there is evidence that this was not the case. Like stated earlier, the employee was just trying to understand the situation better so she could report it to a higher authority. This case is unique because of the way the video was edited. In the unedited version of the story it does not demand media attention. But in the edited version where ACORN is portrayed as a part of a prostitution business, it would definitely demand and deserve media attention.