Literary-journalism in Creative Non FICTION.pptx

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1. Literary journalism/reportage B y Group 1

2. What is Literary Journalism? Literary Journalism is a form of creative non-fiction that combines factual reporting with some of the narrative techniques and stylistic strategies traditionally associated with fiction. Although literary journalism is non-fiction, it reads like a story, with characters, scenes, and, in some cases, even plot .

3. Literary journalists immerse themselves in a story and create complicated structures, symbolism, voice and character development as strategies to convey a point of view. The other terms that have been used to describe this genre are "new journalism" and "creative nonfiction". 

4. Literary Journalism is also called Narrative Journalism . It is related to  immersion journalism where a writer follows a subject or theme for a long period of time (weeks or months) and details an individual's experiences from a deeply personal perspective .

5. The definitions of narrative journalism are many and varied. Some prefer to refer to it as literary journalism, or creative non-fiction. Simply put, narrative is the way in which a story is constructed through a particular point of view and arrangement of events .

6. Mark Kramer, former director of the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism, says it is “journalism that doesn’t assume the reader is a robot, that acknowledges the reader knows lots and feels and snickers and gets wild .” Kramer stresses the importance of voice. Readers have their coffee with the newspaper in the morning, he says. They want to understand and even identify with the news voice; but regular news reporting is anonymous and restrained, leaving the reader feeling lonely. When you have an audience made up of so many disparate sorts of people it seems noble to appeal to the lowest common denominator and just talk about the facts. But what happens is depersonalization of the news voice – narrative journalism aims to put the human voice back at the breakfast table

7. What are the Characteristics of Literary Journalism? Uses dramatic literary techniques Based upon intensive immersion reporting Complicated Structures Character Development Symbolism Voice Answer the question who, what, when, where, and why.

8. Seek to answer a “universal truth” or “big idea”. Focus on ordinary people Factually Accurate (Nothing is important than truth in non-fiction. According to Ruth Shalit , Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass )

9. What are the Elements of Literary Journalism ? 1. Set scenes; 2. Characters; 3. Action that unfolds over time; 4. Voice that has personality; 5. A relationship with the audience; and 6. Destination – a theme, a purpose, and a reason.

10. Where do we find Literary Journalism? In Magazines In Books and; In Newspaper

11. Literary journalism is distinguished from other forms of creative  non-fiction such as: Memoirs Personal essays Food writing Travel writing

12. Literary Reportage

13. The Art of Reportage The genre of literary reportage is situated between journalism and literature. It has in common with journalism its relation to actuality. Reportage refers to cultural and social reality, past developments, and current affairs . Good journalism interprets events by contextualizing elements such as historical background and causality, presenting readers with material for a more enlightened interpretation of world affairs .

14. In earlier times, newspaper journalism—the written report—was the medium for conveying the unknown, describing events which often happened far away. The reports had to communicate a high level of credibility. Attempting to transcend its own limitations, newspaper journalism was expected to deliver a depiction of events that the reader couldn't experience personally. The journalist was a substitute eye-witness. Later, photography entered the realm of delivering representations of real life in accompanying written journalism. Subsequently, photography gained a journalistic value of its own, ranging from serious photo-reportage to sensationalist photo-journalism . Meanwhile, we are witnessing a process of historical change in the field of journalism. The function of delivering representational images of distant situations has been widely passed on to television, whose influence is prevailing over written journalism. 

15. Today , audiovisual media has become a powerful and dominant force, and images seem to have become synonymous with authentic reporting. In this context, language has deteriorated into a mere auxiliary element, accompanying the image content. In TV, it is the image flow which defines the length and speed of the text. Images may not last longer than a few seconds, and texts should not be long or complicated . We are exposed to an overwhelming flood of images which trigger powerful sensations. We have to adapt ourselves to the speed of the image flow. Thus, TV diminishes the viewers’ habit of, and capacity for concentration, manifesting itself in short attention spans .

16. Journalist VS. Reporter Reporter   is the person who reports on an event taking place anywhere in the world. He/she does not add their opinion or analysis to the report. Journalism ,  however, unlike reporting, would involve getting ‘under’, or ‘beneath’, the news. It can involve steps like investigation, analysis, and well thought out commentary or opinion. A journalist goes through all these steps when he writes a piece. In the case of an airplane incident, the  journalist  would go a few steps further than just reporting what happened. He would investigate the history of crashes for that airline or aircraft model, and talk about the maintenance issues, etc .

17. "Reporter"   is a specific role: Someone who gathers facts and information from  multiple sources, verifies them and writes a story or relays (reports)  those findings in a TV, radio or Internet broadcast. "Journalist "  includes anyone who is part of the editorial process of gathering and  disseminating news: Reporters, editors, producers, photographers, camera  operators, news columnists, etc.

18. Why do you think Literary Journalism/Reportage is important?