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Life appears to be a shapeless jumble of events, falling over each other, elbowing and jostling each other. Journalists each day structure this chaos, so that the public receives it sorted out and neatly packaged into stories, the same day on radio, television or online and the next day in newspapers. It will have beenContinue reading “WHAT IS NEWS?”

Journalism changes overtime to accommodate different technology and ways of getting information to the public. It’s the job of journalism schools and students to include this in their education. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, journalism is “… the collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary and feature materials through such media as pamphlets,Continue reading “WHAT IS JOURNALISM?”

The journalist performs a very important role as means of mass communication in the modern world. The journalist tries to inform its reader objectively about what is happening in the community, country and the world at large. To bring certain developments into focus, editorial comments on the news are also given. Some of the journalisticContinue reading “HOW DOES THE JOURNALIST STRIKE THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE PUBLICS RIGHT TO KNOW AND THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS?”

Journalism helps us to explain the events that impact our lives and is developed in a number of forms and styles. Each journalistic form and style uses different techniques and writes for different purposes and audiences. There are five principal forms that journalism interacts with the society: Straight News When you tell a story justContinue reading “Typology of Journalism.”

In 1923, the American Society of Newspaper Editors adopted an ethical code known as the canons of journalism in response to the growing amount of in newspapers. There are seven canons of journalism: Responsibility, Freedom of the press, Independence, Sincerity/ truthfulness/ accuracy, Fair play and Decency. They let the world of the press have theirContinue reading “Canons of journalism.”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”