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Journalism, Social Media & Ethics – Part 2 (by Jamie Nesbitt Golden & Monique Judge)

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JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN @thewayoftheid
MONIQUE JUDGE @thejournalista

It was just another day at the office for 25 year-old Twitter user @branfire when he logged onto his Twitter account one December morning to chat with friends and check on current events, part of a routine he’s had since college. When news of the Daniel Holtzclaw verdict hit his timeline, Branfire (who wishes to keep his real identity under wraps for now because of privacy) thought it would be the perfect time for a discussion on black men and rape culture.

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Journalism, Social Media & Ethics – Part 1 (by Jamie Nesbitt Golden & Monique Judge)

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JAMIE NESBITT GOLDEN @thewayoftheid
MONIQUE JUDGE @thejournalista

I decided at the age of 40 to return to school and pursue a degree in journalism. As a lover of the written word and a bonafide information nerd, pursuing my passion was the next logical step after being laid off from my corporate job.

I started at El Camino College and cut my teeth at The Union newspaper under the brilliant tutelage of Kate McLaughlin. From the first day of J1 and continuing over the course of my tenure there, the tenets of accuracy and ethics were drilled into my psyche, and they became rules for me to live by as a journalist.

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