Chapter 8
1. Wikileaks became famous before Edward Snowden for obtaining and posting to the Internet a large
set of top-secret documents. The person who leaked those documents, former Army private Chelsea
Manning, was sentenced to a 35-year prison term for violating the Espionage Act, the longest prison
term for a leaker in U.S. history. She is appealing her conviction. Compare and contrast the actions of
2. FOX News’ slogan is “Fair and Balanced.” Is it really possible for journalists to be completely fair AND
3. Do you agree with James Risen and Dan Gillmor that journalists ought to be activists when it comes to
4. Watch this clip (a trailer for the HBO series “Newsroom”):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFZbrwmndA&feature=relmfu. The premise of the series is a
5. What do you think is the future of American journalism? Are you optimistic that journalism can
continue to perform a vital role in U.S. democracy? What challenges do you think are ahead? What