A journalist is:
· someone who is curious about new things and who has a wide range of interests.
· someone who can view various sides of a situation and present the facts fairly.
· someone who understands other people, and knows what they care about.
· someone who can take complicated ideas and facts and write about them [...]
What a Journalist Does
Journalism is, in most respects, the backbone of the media industry. Therefore many media jobs require some aspect of journalism. The type of writing a journalist does depends largely on the subject they cover. Another thing which affects a journalist’s job is the outlet they produce news for: TV, the Internet, a [...]
According to The Elements of Journalism, a book by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, there are nine elements of journalism [1]. In order for a journalist to fulfill their duty of providing the people with the information they need to be free and self-governing. They must follow these guidelines:
1. Journalism’s first obligation is to the [...]
Journalism is the timely reporting of events at the local, provincial, national and international levels. Reporting involves the gathering of information through interviewing and research, the results of which are turned into a fair and balanced story for publication or for television or radio broadcast.
Journalism is not just
* fact-finding
* media analysis
* opinion writing, or
* commentary
although [...]
