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WHAT IS
JOURNALISM?
Source: Robert Niles
What is journalism?
 Journalism is a form of writing that tells people
about things that really happened, but that
they might not have known about already.
Who are journalists?
 People who write journalism are called
"journalists." They might work at newspapers,
magazines, websites or for TV or radio
stations.
Characteristics of journalists
 The most important characteristic shared by
good journalists is curiosity. Good journalists
love to read and want to find out as much as
they can about the world around them.
What is news?
A. Breaking news: Telling about an event as it
happens.
B. Feature stories: A detailed look at something
interesting that's not breaking news.
C. Enterprise or Investigative stories: Stories
that uncover information that few people
knew.
What is opinion?
A. Editorials: Unsigned articles that express a
publication's opinion.
B. B. Columns: Signed articles that express the
writer's reporting and his conclusions.
C. Reviews: Such as concert, restaurant or
movie reviews.
Online writing
 Blogs: Online diaries kept by individuals or
small groups.
 Discussion boards: Online question and
answer pages where anyone can participate.
Wikis: Articles that any reader can add to or
change.
 Reporting
 How do you get the facts for your news story? By
reporting!
 There are three main ways to gather information
for a news story or opinion piece:
 Interviews: Talking with people who know
something about the story you are reporting.
Observation: Watching and listening where news
is taking place.
 Documents: Reading stories, reports, public
records and other printed material.
Sources
 The people or documents you use when reporting
a story are called your "sources." In your story,
you always tell your readers what sources you've
used. So you must remember to get the exact
spelling of all your sources' names. You want
everything in your story to be accurate, including
the names of the sources you quote.
 Often, a person's name is not enough information
to identify them in a news story. Lots of people
have the same name, after all. So you will also
want to write down your sources' ages, their
hometowns, their jobs and any other information
about them that is relevant to the story.
The Five Ws and H
 Whenever you are interviewing someone,
observing something happening or reading about
something, you will want to write down the
answers to the "Five Ws" about that source:
 Who are they? What were they doing? Where
were they doing it? When they do it? Why did they
do it?
 Many good reporters got their start by keeping a
diary. Buy a notebook, and start jotting down
anything interesting you hear, see or read each
day. You might be surprised to discover how many
good stories you encounter each week!
Writing
 Here are the keys to writing good journalism:
 Get the facts. All the facts you can. Tell your
readers where you got every bit of information
you put in your story. Be honest about what
you do not know. Don't try to write fancy. Keep
it clear.
Careers in journalism
 TV anchor
 TV reporter
 Newspaper reporter
 Newspaper editor
 Magazine writer
 Magazine editor
 Photographer
 Videographer
 TV producer
 Blogger
 Page Designer
 Web Designer
 Camera operator
 Radio reporter
 Radio DJ
 Radio producer
Exercise
 Work in pairs. Pick a news “story” from the
newspapers you have and identify the Five
“Ws” and “H”
 Who?
 What?
 Where?
 Why?
 When?
 How?

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What is journalism

  • 2. What is journalism?  Journalism is a form of writing that tells people about things that really happened, but that they might not have known about already.
  • 3. Who are journalists?  People who write journalism are called "journalists." They might work at newspapers, magazines, websites or for TV or radio stations.
  • 4. Characteristics of journalists  The most important characteristic shared by good journalists is curiosity. Good journalists love to read and want to find out as much as they can about the world around them.
  • 5. What is news? A. Breaking news: Telling about an event as it happens. B. Feature stories: A detailed look at something interesting that's not breaking news. C. Enterprise or Investigative stories: Stories that uncover information that few people knew.
  • 6. What is opinion? A. Editorials: Unsigned articles that express a publication's opinion. B. B. Columns: Signed articles that express the writer's reporting and his conclusions. C. Reviews: Such as concert, restaurant or movie reviews.
  • 7. Online writing  Blogs: Online diaries kept by individuals or small groups.  Discussion boards: Online question and answer pages where anyone can participate. Wikis: Articles that any reader can add to or change.
  • 8.  Reporting  How do you get the facts for your news story? By reporting!  There are three main ways to gather information for a news story or opinion piece:  Interviews: Talking with people who know something about the story you are reporting. Observation: Watching and listening where news is taking place.  Documents: Reading stories, reports, public records and other printed material.
  • 9. Sources  The people or documents you use when reporting a story are called your "sources." In your story, you always tell your readers what sources you've used. So you must remember to get the exact spelling of all your sources' names. You want everything in your story to be accurate, including the names of the sources you quote.  Often, a person's name is not enough information to identify them in a news story. Lots of people have the same name, after all. So you will also want to write down your sources' ages, their hometowns, their jobs and any other information about them that is relevant to the story.
  • 10. The Five Ws and H  Whenever you are interviewing someone, observing something happening or reading about something, you will want to write down the answers to the "Five Ws" about that source:  Who are they? What were they doing? Where were they doing it? When they do it? Why did they do it?  Many good reporters got their start by keeping a diary. Buy a notebook, and start jotting down anything interesting you hear, see or read each day. You might be surprised to discover how many good stories you encounter each week!
  • 11. Writing  Here are the keys to writing good journalism:  Get the facts. All the facts you can. Tell your readers where you got every bit of information you put in your story. Be honest about what you do not know. Don't try to write fancy. Keep it clear.
  • 12. Careers in journalism  TV anchor  TV reporter  Newspaper reporter  Newspaper editor  Magazine writer  Magazine editor  Photographer  Videographer  TV producer  Blogger  Page Designer  Web Designer  Camera operator  Radio reporter  Radio DJ  Radio producer
  • 13. Exercise  Work in pairs. Pick a news “story” from the newspapers you have and identify the Five “Ws” and “H”  Who?  What?  Where?  Why?  When?  How?