2. Journalism
It is a form of writing that
tells
people about things that
truly happened,
but that they might
not have known about
already.

3. Journalism is the
activity of gathering,
writing, editing, and
publishing or
broadcasting news, as
through newspapers
and magazines or by
radio and television . A
journalist’s work is
called Journalism.

4. Responsible Journalism
•Not biased writing;
•Reports of what is only
seen;
•No exaggeration or
leaving out details;
•Not enhancing what is
seen;
•Reveals all truth in the
story with no edits

5. Journalism as a career
Journalism is a highly
responsible job, and highly
interesting at the same
time. People looking for a
career in journalism should
have a presentable and
confident personality, along
with the ability to write
and present information
accurately and concisely

6. Other essential requirements that highlight a good
journalist are: an inquisitive bent of mind, good
writing and communication skills, ability to
differentiate between fact and fiction, tact,
intelligence, awareness, and interest in current
affairs. Most importantly, one must be capable of
handling the unforeseen situations efficiently.
If you are talented and hard working, a career in
journalism is for you. It
will take you to a good salary package and perhaps
even fame. With
the growing importance of media today, the
opportunities in the field are
numerous and the job is also demanding and
exhilarating at the same
time.

7. 1.Resourcefulness- a good journalist is
supposed to be resourceful in order
to gain access credible sources of
information and to gain success to all
important event.
2. Critical- in order to separate truth
from propaganda and dogmas that
may distort truth.

8. 3. Objective- a journalist is supposed to put aside
personal biases and should not let his emotions
cloud his judgment.
4. Conscientious- a journalist is not supposed to
use his influence in order to meet personal
objectives and should be well aware of the
consequences that may result from his actions.

9. FUNCTION 1: INFORMATION
FUNCTION 2: INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS
FUNCTION 3: INTREPRETING THE FACTS
FUNCTION 4: ENCOURAGING DECISIONS,INFLUENCING,
CHANGES AND SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION

10. 2. Audio
3. Audio-visual
4. Print

11. ADVOCACY JOURNALISM
BROADCAST JOURNALISM
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
TABLOID JOURNALISM
YELLOW JOURNALISM

12. Investigative journalism is a form
of journalism in which reporters
deeply investigate a single topic of
interest, such as serious
crimes, political corruption, or
corporate wrongdoing.An
investigative journalist may spend
months or years researching and
preparing a report. Investigative
journalism is a primary source of
information.

13. Broadcast journalism is a type of
news reporting presented to the
public electronically or by radio
instead of being published in
newspapers. Media in broadcast
journalism include television, radio
and the Internet.

14. 5. Advocacy journalism is
a genre of journalism that
is fact- based, but
supports a specific point
of view on an issue .
Advocacy journalism is
practiced by alternative
media and special interest
publications and
programs . In this type of
journalism, the journalists
can be openly biased
about a particular person,
or a group of people.

15. Yellow journalism or
the yellow press is a type
of journalism that does not
report much real news with
facts . It uses
shocking headlines that
catch people's attention to
sell more newspapers . They
use bold layouts (with large
illustrations and perhaps
color), and stories reported
using unnamed sources.

16. Tabloid journalism is a style
of journalism that
emphasizes sensational crim
e stories, gossip
columns about celebrities
and sports stars, junk food
news and astrology. Although
it is associated with tabloid-
size newspapers, not all
newspapers associated with
tabloid journalism are tabloid
size, and not all tabloid-size
newspapers engage in
tabloid journalism.