Write a report of at least 400 words, telling three significant lessons about communication or journalism that you have learned or observed while studying “The Race Beat.”

I want to know what insights you have gained, not just historical facts. I want you to relate what you saw in “The Race Beat” to what we have learned this term about interviewing and information gathering.

Your report should be about media coverage of the civil rights movement, not about the movement itself. For example, you might want to comment on:

• How journalists did their jobs during this time
• The techniques they used for gathering information and interviewing
• The obstacles they faced
• What differences they made (for better or worse)
• How the movement might have turned out differently if not for news coverage
• How the emergence of TV news influenced the civil rights movement
• The early and changing roles of the black press
• The roles of white Southern editors, both liberal and conservative
• Coverage by The New York Times, the TV networks or another particular part of the media
• Whether Gunnar Myrdal’s theories turned out to be on target
• How the media’s role back then compares with the media’s role now
• How the civil rights movement might have played out differently if the internet and social media had been available back then
• How today’s technology is being used to bring awareness to human rights struggles around the world
• What “The Race Beat” tells you about the significance to society of communication and journalism
• How communication and information influence people’s behavior
• What the civil rights news coverage teaches today’s journalists about how to do their jobs

Cite specific examples of people and incidents from the book to back up your conclusions. Don’t use footnotes; just give enough details to make the sources clear.

Make clear what your three lessons are by putting them in separate, numbered paragraphs.

Submit your report as an attachment through Canvas by typing or pasting your text directly into the submission field.

You will be graded on how much understanding you show of the story told in “The Race Beat”; the usefulness of your conclusions to the study of communication and journalism; how well you express your conclusions and support them with evidence; the quality and clarity of your writing; whether you use correct sentence structure, spelling, punctuation and grammar; and how well you follow instructions.

How do I write this paper

Formative Paper: Patient Identity Management Policies

After reading the required articles on patient identity management,
prepare a one- to two-page patient identity management policy. (Note:
the assignment is patient identity management and NOT how to identify a
patient). Your policy should be one to two pages, and include the
following:

• Policy title
• Version Number
• Effective Date
• Date Ratified
• Ratified By
• Introduction (Rationale for the policy)
• Definition
• Policy
• General Guidelines

Excluding sources listed in this course, utilize a minimum of two
sources to support your points. Cite and reference your sources in APA
format as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center. Refer to the
Recommended Resources “Health Informatics Journals” section of this
course guide for additional resources available in the Ashford
University Library.

MANAGEMENT MEMO #4

Please watch the embedded video from the Aug. 19, 2019 edition of Fortune:

https://fortune.com/2019/08/19/the-end-of-sharehol…

Now, do a search on ‘end of shareholder primacy’ and find other articles for research such as the following:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90395365/5-changes-ceo…

https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/decisionsciences/newsn/7830/the-end-of-shareholder-primacy

http://bostonreview.net/class-inequality/lenore-pa…

For the purpose of your fourth management memo, please thoroughly and concisely outline the following:

 What does the phrase shareholder primacy mean?

 What are the implications of “the end of shareholder primacy”?

 What outside factors could be driving this particular mindset?

Please incorporate an additional 3-4 outside resources into your memo in order to substantiate your argument. 

MEMO WRITING GUIDANCE

Although formats and references vary, most texts recommends a very specific format for memos: an Introduction, Body (findings), Close format sometimes called a Benefits, Analysis, Action Item format.

The following links also outline guidance:

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-write-memo

https://www.aresearchguide.com/write-a-memorandum….

https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Business-Memo

MEMO FORMAT

The first link above suggests the following format (Note: I have put in BOLD those elements that your memo should include):

TO:

FROM:

DATE:

SUBJECT:

I’m writing to inform you that [reason for writing memo].

As our company continues to grow … [evidence or reason to support your opening paragraph].

Please let me know if you have any questions. In the meantime, I’d appreciate your cooperation as [official business information] takes place.

Paragraph One:

In the first paragraph, you’ll want to quickly and clearly state the purpose of your memo. You might begin your sentence with the phrase, “I’m writing to inform you … ” or “I’m writing to request … “. A memo is meant to be short, clear, and to-the-point. You’ll want to deliver your most critical information upfront, and then use subsequent paragraphs as opportunities to dive into more detail.

Paragraph Two:

In the second paragraph, you’ll want to provide context or supporting evidence. For instance, let’s say your memo is informing the company of an internal re-organization. If this is the case, paragraph two should say something like, “As our company continues to grow, we’ve decided it makes more sense to separate our video production team from our content team. This way, those teams can focus more on their individual goals.”

Paragraph Three:

In the third paragraph, you’ll want to include your specific request of each employee — if you’re planning a team outing, this is the space you’d include, “Please RSVP with dietary restrictions,” or “Please email me with questions.”

On the contrary, if you’re informing staff of upcoming construction to the building, you might say, “I’d appreciate your cooperation during this time.” Even if there isn’t any specific action you expect from employees, it’s helpful to include how you hope they’ll handle the news and whether you expect them to do something in response to the memo.

Keeping this format in mind, please complete your management memos

• Write a comprehensive analysis (5-7 pages) of an adverse event or near miss from your nursing experience. Integrate research and data on the event to propose a quality improvement (QI) initiative to your current organization.Health care organizations strive to create a culture of safety. Despite technological advances, quality care initiatives, oversight, ongoing education and training, legislation, and regulations, medical errors continue to be made. Some are small and easily remedied with the patient unaware of the infraction. Others can be catastrophic and irreversible, altering the lives of patients and their caregivers and unleashing massive reforms and costly litigation. Many errors are attributable to ineffective interprofessional communication.This assessment’s goal is to address a specific event in a health care setting that impacts patient safety and related organizational vulnerabilities with a quality improvement initiative to prevent future incidents.
  

  Demonstration of Proficiency

  By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 1: Plan quality improvement initiatives in response to adverse events and near-miss analyses.
    • Evaluate quality improvement technologies related to the event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety.
    • Analyze the missed steps or protocol deviations related to an adverse event or near miss.
    • Analyze the implications of the adverse event or near miss for all stakeholders.
    • Outline a quality improvement initiative to prevent a similar adverse event or near miss.
  • Competency 3: Evaluate quality improvement initiatives using sensitive and sound outcome measures.
    • Incorporate relevant metrics of the adverse event or near miss incident to support need for improvement.
  • Competency 5: Apply effective communication strategies to promote quality improvement of interprofessional care.
    • Communicate analysis and proposed initiative in a professional, effective manner, writing clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
    • Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

  Instructions

  For this assessment, you will prepare a comprehensive analysis on an adverse event or near miss that you or a peer experienced during your professional nursing career. You will integrate research and data on the event and use this information as the basis for a quality improvement (QI) initiative proposal in your current organization.The following points correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. The subbullets under each grading criterion further delineate tasks to fulfill the assessment requirements. Be sure that your adverse event or near-miss analysis addresses all of the content below. You may also want to read the scoring guide to better understand the performance levels relating to each grading criterion.

  1. Analyze the missed steps or protocol deviations related to an adverse event or near miss.
     • Describe how the event resulted from a patient’s medical management rather than from the underlying condition.
     • Identify and evaluate the missed steps or protocol deviations leading to the event.
     • Explain the extent to which the incident was preventable.
     • Research the impact of the same type of adverse event or near miss in other facilities.
  2. Analyze the implications of the adverse event or near miss for all stakeholders.
     • Evaluate the short- and long-term effects on the stakeholders (patient, family, interprofessional team, facility, community). Analyze each stakeholder’s contribution to the event.
     • Analyze the interprofessional team’s responsibilities and actions. Explain what measures each interprofessional team member should have taken to create a culture of safety.
     • Describe any change to process or protocol implemented after the incident.
  3. Evaluate quality improvement technologies related to the event that are required to reduce risk and increase patient safety.
     • Analyze the quality improvement technologies put in place to increase patient safety and prevent recurrence of the near miss or adverse event.
     • Determine the appropriateness of the technology application for a specific patient or situation.
     • Research scholarly, evidence-based literature to learn how institutions can integrate solutions to prevent similar events.
  4. Incorporate relevant metrics of the adverse event or near-miss incident to support need for improvement.
     • Identify the salient data associated with the adverse event or near miss that is generated from the facility’s dashboard.
       • Note: Dashboard means data generated from the information technology platform that provides integrated operational, financial, clinical, and patient safety data for health care management.
     • Analyze what the relevant metrics show.
     • Explain research or data related to the adverse event or near miss that is available outside of your institution. Compare internal data to external data. Use resources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
  5. Outline a quality improvement initiative to prevent the recurrence of an adverse event or near miss.
     • Explain, from an evidence-based viewpoint, how your facility now manages or should manage the process or protocol.
     • Evaluate how other institutions addressed similar incidents or events.
     • Analyze QI initiatives developed to prevent similar incidents. Explain why they are successful. Provide evidence of their success.
     • Propose solutions for your selected institution that can be implemented to prevent similar future adverse events or near-miss incidents.
  6. Communicate analysis and proposed initiative in a professional, effective manner, writing content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
  7. Integrate relevant sources to support arguments, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

  Example Assessment: You may use the Adverse Event or Near-Miss Analysis Exemplar [PDF] for an idea of what an assessment receiving a proficient or higher evaluation would look like.

  Additional Requirements

  • Submission length: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages.
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 points.
  • Number of references: Cite a minimum of 5 current scholarly and/or authoritative sources to support your evaluation, recommendations, and plans. Current literature is defined as no older than 5 years unless it is a seminal work.
  • APA formatting: Citations and references must adhere to APA style and formatting guidelines. Consult these resources for an APA refresher:
    • APA Style & Format.
    • APA Module.
    • American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA style. Retrieved from https://www.apastyle.org/