What is Journalism? Type and Role of Journalism

1. M.K. Bhavnagar University
● Name: Pandya Dharmishtha D.
● Roll No. 22
● Paper- 15 (Mass Communication & Media
Study )
● Topic : What is Journalism? Type and Role of
Journalism.
● Submitted by – Dipartment of English

2. What is Journalism ?
✔ Definations of journalism :
● Words 'Journal', 'Journism', 'Journalist'
have thier origin in the French word
'Journal' meaning a book and it has it's
origin in turn in the Roman word
'diurnalis' meaning daily.
● Journalism is the activity of gathering,
assessing, creating, and presenting news
and information. It is also the product of
these activities.

3. ● “Journalism is storytelling with a purouse.
That purpose is to provide people with
information they need to understand the world.
The first challenge is finding the information
that people need to lives. The sencond is to
make it meaningful, relevant, and engaging.”
Journalism

4. JournalismJournalism
Print Journalism
Broadcast Journalism

5. Role of PressRole of Press
It's Watch Dog of Democratic Society
Responsible to Society
News
Investigates the Scams

6. The Role of JournalismThe Role of Journalism
● The role and status of journalism, along with that of the mass media,
has undergone profound changes over the last two decades with the
advent of digitaltechnology and publication of news on the internet.
● This has created a shift in the consumption of print media channels, as
people increasingly consume news through ereders, smart phones and
other elecronic devices, challeging news organizations to fully
monetize their digital wing as well as improvise on the context in
which they publish news in print.

7. Types of
Journalism
AdvocacyAdvocacy
JournalismJournalism
Broadcast
Journalism
Investigative
Journalism
Tabloid
Journalism
Yellow
Journalism

8. ● Advocacy Journalismdeals with
writing to advocate particular
viewpoints or influence the
opinions of the audience.
● It also describes the use of
journalism techniques to promote
a specific political orsocial cause.

9. Broadcast JournalismBroadcast Journalism
● Journalism which is the field of
news and journals which are
broadcast or in other words we can
say that it is published by electrical
methods, instead of the older
methods such as printed
newspapers and posters.
● e.g. Radio and Television.

10. ● Journalism that tries to
discover information of
public interest that someone
is trying to hide.
● It also includes serious
crimes, political corruption
or corporate wrong doing.

11. ● It is very much important type of journalism.
● Tabloid Journalism is a newspaper of small
format giving the news is condensed form,
usually with illustrated often sensational
material.
● It puts more stress on crime stories, astrology,
gossipcolumns about the personal lives of
celebrities and sports stars and junk food news.

12. ● Yollows Journalism is also known as
sensationlism and it is writing which
emphasizes exaggerated claims or
romors.
● Yollows Journalism which highlights
little or no legitimate well-researched
news and instead uses eye-catching
headlines to sell more newspapers.

13. ConclusionConclusion
● Journalism as one part of mass communication and
media studies. Journalism is the practice of
investigation and reporting of events, issues and
trends to broad audience in a timely fashion.
● Journalism also covers cultural aspects of society such
as arts and entertainment. The field includes editing,
photo journalism and documentary.