Declaration of Rights
...e is one of the lucky ones who is good at what he does. He states, “ Another near-term project will be to travel to Venezuela to write about the political situation there.” He also explains that the BBC network will fund all of his expeditions. As a reporter, he is able to travel across the world in order to get a good story and to investigate to find the truth. An important saying to journalists that Palast explains is, “I’m not ‘out to get’ anyone- im ‘out to get’ the truth.” Pal is trying to distinguish the difference between pinning the blame on someone because he doesn’t like them, and pinning the blame on someone who deserves it. Palast also found that the road to getting press coverage of his reporting has been rocky. This shows how hard it is to be successful when being a reporter and they often get criticized for not writing what some people want to hear and want to believe. He explains how some people get annoyed with the unflattering information published about important political figures. But he tries to prove that its not his fault and that he’s just trying to show the society the truth and if they don’t like it, then there’s nothing he could do about it. Pal published a book, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.” and he is using the proceeds to fund a team of investigators to do more investigative work. Palast strives to have his investigating process on camera so that the whole world can see what is going on and he can prove to them the truth. For example he states that on a recent meeting with officials at the Democratic National Committee, “ I wanted answers on camera about protecting black voters.” This just shows how dedicated Palast is to his job and how he truly wants the society to know each side of the story. That is a journalists job to try and not be bias when covering a story and to explain both sides of the story. In Conclusion, ...