Citizen McCaw 3-DVD Learning Resource

Citizen McCaw, The Film

5 chapters. Approx. 90 minutes. Featuring:

• The Lessons of Citizen McCaw by Professor Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School of Communication
• Introduction to the film by former Santa Barbara News-Press editor Jerry Roberts, Journalist Ann Louise Bardach, and publisher Wendy McCaw’s attorney, A. Barry Cappello
• The film Citizen McCaw (presented in three acts for teaching flexibility) 80 min.
• A post-screening film critique at The Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley, April 17, 2008
• Wendy McCaw’s reaction to the film via her attorney, A. Barry Cappello

The SPJ Code of Ethics

5 chapters. Approx 40 minutes. Featuring:

• What Journalistic Ethics Look Like in Real Life
• The SPJ Code of Ethics
  • Seek The Truth and Report It
  • Minimize Harm
  • Act Independently
  • Be Accountable

Cases & Discussion Starters

Cases

8 chapters. Approx 40 minutes. Featuring:

• Why We Made This Film
• Getting the Story
• Whose First Amendment Is It Anyway?
• The Wall
• Travis Armstrong: Attack Editorialist
• The Future of Newspapers
• Whose Bias, What Bias?
• A Hometown Newspaper

Discussion Starters

9 chapters. Approx 20 minutes. Featuring:

• Alex Jones
  Owners: "My way or the highway."
• Diane Winston
  Change: "This story scares people."
• Lou Cannon
  Ethics: "Nobody there to make the tackle."
• Lou Ureneck
  News: "There are two walls at a newspaper."
• Ben Bradlee
  Facts: "Holy smoke, are you right?"
• Nick Welsh
  Dialogue: "We don't have to take your call."
• Ann Louse Bardach
  Hostility: "They'll sometimes send the lawyers in."
• Sander Vanocur
  Climate: "The press has been intimidated in this country."
• The End
  Career: "You get to shine this spotlight and make a difference." (A. Bardach)