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What is news ?

What is journalism?

• JOURNALISM is the practice of investigating and reporting events, issues and trends to the mass audiences of print, broadcast and online media such as newspapers, magazines and books, radio and television stations and networks, and blogs and social and mobile media.

What is journalism?

• PRAKTEK JOURNALISM itu dipengaruhi oleh kebijakan yang ada di dalam lembaga media. Oleh karena itu jurnalisme dari satu lembaga atau negara dengan negara lainnya akan berbeda pendekatan dan prakteknya. Misalnya liputan mengenai demokrasi, hak asasi manusia dan kemiskinan.

Definitions of Journalism• merriam-webster: the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing

news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.• Full Definition from Merriam Webster:1• a : the collection and editing of news for presentation through the

media • b : the public press • c : an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of

news or the management of a news medium • 2• a : writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine • b : writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description

of events without an attempt at interpretation • c : writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest

Definitions of Journalism

• Oxford Dictionaries: The activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television.

• KBBI: pekerjaan mengumpulkan, menulis, mengedit, dan menerbitkan berita dl surat kabar dsb; kewartawanan;

Jurnalisme di berbagai media

The Elements of Journalism

• 1. Journalism’ first obligation is to the truth.• 2. Its first loyalty is to citizens.• 3. Its essence is a discipline of verification.• 4. Its practitioners must maintain an

independence from those they cover.• 5. It must serve as an independent monitor of

power.

The Elements of Journalism

• 6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.

• 7. It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.

• 8. It must keep the news comprehensive and in proportion.

• 9. Its practitioners have an obligation to exercise their personal conscience.

• 10. Citizens, too, have rights and responsibilities when it comes to the news.

• By: Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel

What is the purpose of journalism?• The purpose of journalism are defined by something more

basic: the function news plays in the lives of people.”• News is that part of communication that keeps us

informed of the changing events, issues, and characters in the world outside. Though it may be interesting or even entertaining, the foremost value of news is as a utility to empower the informed.

• The purpose of journalism is thus to provide citizens with the information they need to make the best possible decisions about their lives, their communities, their societies, and their governments.

What journalist do?• Reporters gather information and present it in a written or spoken form

in news stories, feature articles or documentaries. Reporters may work on the staff of news organisations, but may also work freelance, writing stories for whoever pays them.General reporters cover all sorts of news stories, but some journalists specialise in certain areas such as reporting sport, politics or agriculture.

• Sub-editors take the stories written by reporters and put them into a form which suits the special needs of their particular newspaper, magazine, bulletin or web page. Sub-editors do not usually gather information themselves. Their job is to concentrate on how the story can best be presented to their audience. They are often called subs. The person in charge of them is called the chief sub-editor, usually shortened to chief sub.

What journalist do?• Photojournalists and video journalist use photographs and camera to tell the

news. .i.photojournalists;They either cover events with a reporter, taking photographs to illustrate the written story, or attend news events on their own, presenting both the pictures and a story or caption.

• The editor is usually the person who makes the final decision about what is included in the newspaper, magazine or news bulletins. He or she is responsible for all the content and all the journalists. Editors may have deputies and assistants to help them.

• The news editor is the person in charge of the news journalists. In small organisations, the news editor may make all the decisions about what stories to cover and who will do the work. In larger organisations, the news editor may have a deputy, often called the chief of staff, whose special job is to assign reporters to the stories selected.

What journalist do?

• Feature writers work for newspapers and magazines, writing longer stories which usually give background to the news. In small organisations the reporters themselves will write feature articles. The person in charge of features is usually called the features editor. Larger radio or television stations may have specialist staff producing current affairs programs - the broadcasting equivalent of the feature article. The person in charge of producing a particular current affairs program is usually called the producer and the person in charge of all the programs in that series is called the executive producer or EP.

• Specialist writers may be employed to produce personal commentary columns or reviews of things such as books, films, art or performances. They are usually selected for their knowledge about certain subjects or their ability to write well. Again, small organisations may use general reporters for some or all of these tasks.

What journalist do?

• Feature writers work for newspapers and magazines, writing longer stories which usually give background to the news. In small organisations the reporters themselves will write feature articles. The person in charge of features is usually called the features editor. Larger radio or television stations may have specialist staff producing current affairs programs - the broadcasting equivalent of the feature article. The person in charge of producing a particular current affairs program is usually called the producer and the person in charge of all the programs in that series is called the executive producer or EP.

• Specialist writers may be employed to produce personal commentary columns or reviews of things such as books, films, art or performances. They are usually selected for their knowledge about certain subjects or their ability to write well. Again, small organisations may use general reporters for some or all of these tasks.

What journalist do?

• Feature writers work for newspapers and magazines, writing longer stories which usually give background to the news. In small organisations the reporters themselves will write feature articles. The person in charge of features is usually called the features editor. Larger radio or television stations may have specialist staff producing current affairs programs - the broadcasting equivalent of the feature article. The person in charge of producing a particular current affairs program is usually called the producer and the person in charge of all the programs in that series is called the executive producer or EP.

• Specialist writers may be employed to produce personal commentary columns or reviews of things such as books, films, art or performances. They are usually selected for their knowledge about certain subjects or their ability to write well. Again, small organisations may use general reporters for some or all of these tasks.

Why be a journalist?

• The desire to write

• The desire to be known

• The desire to influence for good

• The desire for knowledge

Special qualities and skills

• Have an interest in the world around them.• Love language• Have an alert and ordered mind.• Be able to approach and question people.• Be polite but persistent.• Be friendly and reliable.

NEWS

• 1. current events; important or interesting recent happenings

• 2. information about such events, as in the mass media

• 3. interesting or important information not previously known or realized

• 4. a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media

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WHAT IS NEWS ?When a dog bites a man, that is not news….But if a man bites a dog, that is news. --John B. Bogart (1845-1921), city editor of the New York Sun

WHAT IS NEWS ?

WHAT IS NEWS ?