Practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience.

The first newspapers were distributed in 17th century England, twice weekly.

Organization and institution - Government and business. Cultural aspects of life. - Arts and entertainment.

To provide citizens with the information they need and self governing.

Journalism is …

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Journalism is

Verification

Involve social group Verify content of reports from other media Use multiple sources Present many sides Don’t add what was not there Test assumptions. Limit use of unidentified sources

Social Responsibility Objectivity.

A journalist must follow theelements of journalism Tell truth devotion is to citizens. Discipline of verification. Maintain independence

Power. Provide forum. Make news interesting. Keep news

comprehensive. Sense of right or wrong.

““Journalism largely consists of saying "Lord

Jones is Dead" to people, who never

knew that Lord Jones was alive.”

1. Journalism’s first obligation is to tell truth

› Functional truth Get the right facts Report truth about the

facts

ITS FIRST LOYALTY IS TO CITIZENS DEVOTION TO THE CITIZEN larger public interest without fear or favor

› its essence is a discipline of verification

› Verify content of other reports from other media

› N0 personal biasness› Peels the onion

3. Exercise your personal conscience

› Create spirit of questioning

› Challenge content& approaches – not personal integrity

2. Serve as independent monitor of power

• And give voiceto voiceless

 its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.

report the news truthfully to ensure we live in a fair society, even if it sometimes leads to unpleasant debates or social unrest.

 it must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise

Provide public forum› Invite feedback› Criticism : Positive negative

 it must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant 

provide our audience the information they need

it must keep the news comprehensive and proportional

fullness

Journalism “without a soul” Defamation Many photos, some of them faked Made-up stories, faked interviews,

misleading headlines.

Covering the NoiseVs.

Covering the Silences

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