Hail to Snitches and Bitches and the Journalists that protect them.

I don't really believe in what my title suggests. I just thought it sounded good. I believe when someone sees an injustice or something wrong going on that they should tell someone about it. Not speaking up about it would be the greater evil. I also am aware that many of the people in these situations are afraid of losing there job or even going to jail. That is why they don't tell anyone in the first place. I think a journalist should respect these individuals wishes to be anonymous. I think this whole issue about privacy, however, reveals how convoluted our modern society really is. It really shows how much power the government and corporations have. Even though Jeffrey Wigand followed his conscience and disclosed information on how executives of tobacco companies knew that tobacco was harmful, he was fired from his job and his wife divorced him. Many people who do the right thing get thrown in jail. I agree with Thomas when she wrote, "Gratitude comes later-sometimes too late." This reminds me of Fast Food Nation and how there is crap in hamburgers. How many people have known about this and been afraid to say anything? What else is going on? The Government and corporations have a lot of power. A journalist's duty is to seek out and report the truth. Journalists should encourage others to speak out the truth too, so we can keep the citizns informed about things they should know about. When a person sticks their neck out for the truth, a journalist should do the same to protect them. So the title should be hail to the snitches but not the bitches, because the bitches are doing what they are told and are too afraid to stick their necks out.