** ************************ Student Response #1 *************************** When reporting or writing about public controversies facts are key to the story, but should they be the only part of the story. With the case of Adams Vs. Michaels we see how writing with raw facts can lead to a different picture. While it is good to have facts laid out for the reader to form their own opinion, the lens they are looking through must not be distorted. While the writer, Laurens, wrote everything she took down and nothing could be disputed as non-fact, not all the information was collected. While the Mayor, Adams, did accused Michaels of falsifying information and Michaels made a denial nothing was done to report the other side of the story leaving Michaels to deal with the aftermath. While facts are important, so is context. So the answer is no, sometimes we need more then the facts to paint us a better picture. The difference between truth and fact is, fact being the correct information while truth may be all the information. ************************ Student Response #2 *************************** A. I believe that accurate facts are satisfactory enough when covering a public controversy. You do not want to seem biased towards one side when covering something because it can then skew an uninformed mind, and even though each person could have their own feelings towards a situation, it is best to be fair and present all information that one can give so each person can form their own opinions. B. Facts are information that cannot be argued against and truths are more based on ones beliefs. Like some believe that God is real and that is their truth and others do not. ************************ Student Response #3 ***************************
