2011年5月1日 星期日

Journalism

Journalism is a practice of investigation and reporting of events, journalism is at the center of new developments in journalism. In this new paradigm, journalists are able to engage citizens and the experts/elites in the proposition and generation of content.
  1. Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
  2. Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
  3. Its essence is discipline of verification.
  4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
  5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
  6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
  7. It must strive to make the news significant, interesting, and relevant.
  8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
  9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
In modern society, news media has become a major part of life to provide information and updated new to citizens.

2 則留言:

  1. But what if the journalist is in with a major Magazine or Newspaper. And the editor changes what the journalist is trying to express.

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  2. But isn't blog suppose to be anonymous and focuses on the individual points of view on the subject and allows the individual to freely express his or her opinion?

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