Functions of Journalism In early 1999‚ Gourav Jaswal conducted a session on the functions of journalism for the editorial team of Chip magazine. These are the raw notes I made during that class. Functions of journalism: Inform Interpret Mold opinion Enable decision making Agent of change Entertain Writing: Reader Interest Accuracy Objectivity Credibility Readability Significance Clarity Personality Cause the reader to: Stop Be interested Think
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powerful and rich. Although the new media was also on the spot‚ they chose to keep silence about this accident. The last bit of hope that we had was no longer existed. Later I learned about the journalist after my cousin went into the school of journalism in college. He told me that even if the social injustice and dark side existing in the news media‚ the media still is the most powerful tool on earth. It is not so much that the media explicitly tell you what to think but instead‚ more subtly‚ suggests
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CODES OF ETHICS OF THE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST 1- Introduction3-4-5 2- The New Face of “Yellow Journalism”5 a- Rules 5 3- The Society of Professional Journalists5 a- History 5 b- Today5 4- Why is it so important ? 6 5- What does it provide for journalists ? 6 6- What is the aim ? 6 7- Believe6 8- The Law and Ethics of Journalism 6-7 a- Journalists8 b- Examples8 c- Need8 d- Dilemmas can be placed under two broad categories: 8
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influenced by gender‚ racial and ethnic biases. These important topics will also be examined. It seems that the News Media is not very particular in choosing quality journalism these days. Some exceptions do exist although it seems that shows which function as informative shows are merely just entertainment and tabloid-like journalism. Such shows include‚ “Entertainment tonight”‚ “The E channel” programs‚ “Inside Edition”‚ and “Access
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LESSON 1 |JENNIELOU G. PIGAO | LESSON 1 ( Campus Journalism- A Better Understanding I. INTRODUCTION Hello students! Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening! How are you? Kong Hei Fat Choi in advance! ( Am I expecting for a couple of moon cake and tikoy to be delivered in our house? HEHE. Just kidding! Anyways‚ I am sure everybody would love this
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BROADCAST JOURNALISM TRAINING COUNCIL GUIDELINES FOR THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS Updated 2nd May 2011 SECTION ONE THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS[1] 1.1 The Advisory Process The Council offers informal and formal advisory and consultancy sessions during the developmental stages of a course to ensure a smooth transition to full accreditation. The Accreditation Secretary will recommend a first accreditation
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EMBEDDED JOURNALISM 1. In the realm of media-military relations‚ Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) has become synonymous with the concept of ‘embedding’. The Pentagon defines ‘embed’ “as a media representative remaining with a unit on an extended basis”[i] and OIF represents the single greatest instance of embedding. The Pentagon offered 920 embed spots‚ and‚ from 775 acceptances‚ eventually managed about 600 positions from more than 250 national and international media agencies[ii]. The British Ministry
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Definition of word communication: The word communication comes from the Latin word “Communis” which means common. By this meaning‚ it is an effort to establish commonness with someone. The various definitions of word communication are given below:- 1. General definition of Communication: Communication is a process of transferring information‚ ideas‚ goals‚ thoughts or messages from or one individual to another. 2. In Dental Dictionary: It is define as‚ “the technique of conveying
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enter journalism for a variety of reasons. Firstly‚ journalists are the major group of people in most developing countries who make their living from writing. Many young people who see themselves as future novelists choose journalism as a way of earning a living while developing their writing skills. Although writing for newspapers and writing for books require different qualities‚ the aspiration to be a great writer is not one to be discouraged
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Commercialization of Indian media The media industry across the globe has witnessed spectacular changes in the recent years. There has been a considerable change in the perception of media in the olden times‚ as revolutionary instruments and powerful political players. Today‚ the media is perceived more as businesses with a motto of `remaining profitable’. The growing competition along with the trend of confinement of media ownership to a few major transnational conglomerates has further intensified
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