"Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the 'news of the day' and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy."
This topic covers the basics of writing for Journalism, including structure, style, and story-telling. It includes discussions on writing for different media channels, including print, broadcast, and digital media.
News values: The criteria used by journalists to determine which stories are newsworthy.
Media law and ethics: The legal and ethical considerations involved in journalism and media, including libel, privacy, and freedom of speech.
Interviewing skills: The ability to ask relevant questions and engage with sources to obtain information for a story.
Research techniques: The methods used to gather and verify facts for a story, including use of primary and secondary sources, fact-checking, and citing sources.
Newswriting basics: The fundamentals of news writing, including headline writing, writing leads, and the inverted pyramid style of writing.
Feature writing: A writing style used to tell a more in-depth, human-interest story beyond just the facts of the news.
Data journalism: The use of data analysis and visualization to report on and visualize complex issues and stories.
Social media and digital journalism: The use of social media and digital tools to report, write, and distribute news and stories.
Multimedia storytelling: The use of different mediums, such as video, audio, and photography, to tell a story and engage with the audience.
Understanding audiences: The ability to research and understand the interests, needs, and perspectives of different audiences and how to cater to them in reporting and writing.
"The appropriate role for journalism varies from countries to country, as do perceptions of the profession, and the resulting status."
"In some nations, the news media are controlled by the government and are not independent."
"In others, news media are independent of the government and operate as private industry."
"Countries may have differing implementations of laws handling the freedom of speech, freedom of the press as well as slander and libel cases."
"The proliferation of the Internet and smartphones has brought significant changes to the media landscape since the turn of the 21st century."
"People increasingly consume news through e-readers, smartphones, and other personal electronic devices, as opposed to the more traditional formats of newspapers, magazines, or television news channels."
"News organizations are challenged to fully monetize their digital wing."
"Newspapers have seen print revenues sink at a faster pace than the rate of growth for digital revenues."
"The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (professional or not), the methods of gathering information, and the organizing literary styles."
"Journalism [...] informs society to at least some degree of accuracy."
"Perceptions of the profession [...] vary from country to country."
"The proliferation of the Internet and smartphones has brought significant changes to the media landscape since the turn of the 21st century."
"People increasingly consume news through e-readers, smartphones, and other personal electronic devices, as opposed to the more traditional formats of newspapers, magazines, or television news channels."
"News organizations are challenged to fully monetize their digital wing."
"Newspapers have seen print revenues sink at a faster pace than the rate of growth for digital revenues."
"In some nations, the news media are controlled by the government and are not independent."
"Countries may have differing implementations of laws handling the freedom of speech, freedom of the press as well as slander and libel cases."
"Journalism [...] applies to the occupation (professional or not), the methods of gathering information, and the organizing literary styles."
"Journalism [...] informs society to at least some degree of accuracy."