MEDIA100_Week 5 Lecture_Introduction.pptx

Journalism

1. JOURNALISM Prepared by: Dr. Melvin N. Espineda

2. What is Journalism for you?

3. What is Journalism? (“Universal Class, n.d.”) It is an act of writing about news-related subjects for all mediums, print or non-print. It is also the complicated process of taking information and sifting through it, editing information and giving it context.

4. Why is it needed?

5. Why it is needed? (Coombs, 2013) Information Increasing Public Awareness Interpreting the Facts Encouraging Decisions, Influencing Change, and Shaping Public Opinions. Entertainment Journalism

6. Information (Coombs, 2013) Journalism depicts the society the subject matter they have to know.

7. Increasing Public Awareness (Coombs, 2013) To increase amongst readers and viewers, journalism requires journalist to gather facts, information and research and write on subjects.

8. Interpreting the Facts (Coombs, 2013) Journalism provides facts in such a manner so as to persuade the reader to interpret the information based on the way it is being delivered.

9. Encouraging Decisions, Influencing Change & Shaping Public Opinion (Coombs, 2013)

10. Entertainment Journalism (Coombs, 2013) Journalism provides facts in suc h a manner so as to entertain the audience and forget the problems in the meantime.

11. Types of Journalism by Medium

12. Types of Journalism by Medium (“Learning.org, n.d.”) Print Journalism Photo Journalism Broadcast Journalism Multimedia Journalism

13. Print Journalism (“Learning.org, n.d.”) Usua lly report for newspapers or magazines.

14. Photo Journalism (Coombs, 2013) It is more interested in capturing images that tell a story than ones that just look nice.

15. Broadcast Journalism (“Learning.org, n.d.”) Encompasses both television and radio news. Some are behind the scenes or some on the air.

16. Multimedia Journalism (Coombs, 2013) Encompass all the fields listed above because a web page can have a written story, still photos, video, and audio.

17. Principles and Standards of Journalism

18. Principles and Standards of Journalism (Moore, 2010) Public interest Truth and accuracy Verification Fairness Distinguishing fact and comment Accountability Independence Transparency Restraint Originality

19. Public Interest (Moore, 2010) Serves as the general welfare by informing the people and enabling them to make judgments on the issues.

20. Truth and Accuracy (Moore, 2010) Strives to ensure that information disseminated is honestly conveyed, accurate and fair.

21. Verification (Moore, 2010) Seeking out multiple witnesses, disclosing as much as possible about sources, or asking various sides for comment.

22. Fairness (Moore, 2010) Cover news impartially and treat readers, news sources, advertisers, and all parts of our society fairly and openly.

23. Distinguishing Fact and Comment (Moore, 2010) The press must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.

24. Accountability (Moore, 2010) The journalists shall do the utmost to rectify any published information which is found to be harmfully inaccurate.

25. Independence (Moore, 2010) Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.

26. Transparency (Moore, 2010) Aim to attribute all information to its source.

27. Restraint (Moore, 2010) Each situation should be judged in the light of common sense, humanity, and the public’s right to know.

28. Originality (Moore, 2010) Staffer who reports and writes a story must use original content, language and phrasing.

29. End of Presentation Any question?

30. Coombs, C.J. (2013). Five Functions of Journalism. Retrieved from https://cjcoombs.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/five- functions- of- journalism/ What are the Different Types of Journalism? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://learn.org/articles/What_are_the_Different_Types_of_Jour nalism.html What is Journalism. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.universalclass.com/articles/writing/what- is- journalism.htm Moore, M. (2010). What Are the Universal Principles that Guide Journalism? Retrieved from http://mediashift.org/2010/02/what- are-the-universal- principles- that- guide- journalism032/ References: