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Name:- Dave Mayuri P.
M.A. Sem-4
Roll no- 13
paper no-15
topic name :- Journalism
Submitted to:- Department of English M.K.B.U
what is Journalism:-
In a simple word we can say that Journalism means to provide news, to write reports and articles for news paper, magazines and that kind of simple stuff but is a general defanation in simple sense and words.
Journalism is the Practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion.
Development and characteristics of Journalism :-
Around 130 B.C. in Rome there grew a Practice of putting up two hand written bulletins were known as 'Acta Durna'.this was Probably the first news paper, dealing with events rather than views.
origin of modern western style Journalism may be traced back to Occasional news book of 17th Century England which events which had no headlines and large type of letters were used. from 1720 Onward news and views were kept Separate. industrial Revolution brought in so many profitable advertisements that news gradually began to be Published into the inside Pages. views into the expressed more widely in Pamphlets as "Essay" like those of addision and steels in 'The Spector'.
what makes of News "News?" 6 main reasons:-
1).Proximity:-
location, location,location if the events is happening close by, it will have a greater impact on your readers.
2).Timelessness:-
if something is happening now, it has more impact on reader. the most recent development in a story can be used as feature.
3). Prominence:-
if the people in the story are well known the story will have more impact on the most reader. Most people are not as People they do not know.
4). Conflict :-
readers are intrested in rivalries, arguments, fights and disagreements.
5). Novelty :-
if something is unusual original, or unique, readers want to know what is and why it happened.
6). Human interest :-
if the story evokes emotion in the readers such as anger, sadness, or happiness, the reader will have a greater connection with the story will have a greater impact.
inverted Pyramid:-
To understand what the 'inverted Pyramid ' name means, picture an upside- down triangle one with the narrow tip Pointing downward and the broad base Pointing upward.
The broad a base represents the news story, and the narrow tip represents the least newsworthy information in the news story.
Definition of Journalism:-
words 'Journal', 'journalist' their origin in french word 'Journal' meaning a book and it has it's origin in turn in the Roman word "Durnails' meaning daily.
journalism is instant history, an account of history as it is made.
journalism is report of things as they appear at the moment of writing not a definitive study of a situation .
journalism is contemporary report of changing scene intended to inform readers of what is happening around them. in the modern times, journalism has been turned into a business and an industry.
its main function is to carry different kinds of advertisements that help it to be financially viable and Politically indipendent it's other functions include reporting local , national and inernational news and offering interpretation and Opinions into a business venture, the fundamental function remains to tell readers to advertisers.
besides, it aims at encluding and entertaining it's readers so that they can participate fully in the affairs as well.
Journalism :-
journalism as one part of mass communication and media studies. journalism is the Practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and reporting of events , issues and trends to broad audience in a timely fashion and there are many variations of journalism the ideal is to inform the intended audience along with covering organizations and institution such as government and business, journalism also covers cultural aspect of society such as arts and entertainment the field includes editing, photo journalism and documentary.
" journalism is story telling with a Propose. that purpose is to provide people with information they need to understand the world. the information the people need to live their lives. the second is to make it meaningful, relevant, and engaging."
Types of Journalism :-
journalism helps to explain the events that impact our lives and is developed in a number of forms and styles uses different techniques and writes for different purpose and audiences. so journalism can be categorized into several types as enlisted below.
- Advocacy Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Investigative Journalism
- Tabloid Journalism
- Yellow Journalism
1) Advocacy journalism:-
2 Broadcast Journalism :-
Broadcast journalism it is also a type of journalism which is the field of news and journal which is the field of news and journals which are broadcast or in other words we can say that it is Published by electrical methods such as printed newspapers and Posters. Media in the broadcast journalism individual television, radio and internet.
Radio and television broadcasts are designed to get the news out to a wide variety of people in language that is much less formal than traditional Print Media.
3 investigative Journalism :-
investigative journalism can be defined a type of journalism that tries to discover information of public interest that someone is trying to hide.
it also includes serious crimes, Political corruption or corporate wrongdoing an investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and Preparing a report.
4 Tabloid Journalism :-
Tabloid Journalism is very much important type of journalism Tabloid Journalism is a newspaper of small format giving the news is condensed from, usually with illustrated often Sensational material.
so it puts more stress on colun about the personal lives of celebrity and sports stars and Junk food news. and it is this sense of the word that led to some entertainment news programs to be called tabloid television.
5 Yellow Journalism :-
it is one of the most significant types of journalism. which highlights little or no legitimate well research news and instead uses every catching headlines to sell more newspaper.
yellow journalism is also known as sensationalism and it is writing which emphasizes exaggerated claims or rumou
The Role of Journalism :-
The role and status of journalism, along with that of the Mass media. has undergone pro-found changes over the last two decades with the advent of digital technology and publication of news on the internet.
This has created a shift the consumption of print media channels, as people in creasing consume new through e reader, smart Phones and other electronic devices challenging news organizations to fully monetize their digital wings as well as improvise on the context in which they publish news in Print.
Notably in the American media landscape, news rooms have reduced their staff and covering as traditional media channels. such as television grapple with declining audiences. for instance between 2007 and 2012, CNN edited its story Packages into nearly half of this original time length.
This compactness in coverage has been linked to broad audience attrition, as a large majority of respondents in recent studies show changing Preferences in news consumption. The digital era has also ushers in a new kind of journalism in which ordinary citizens play a greater role in the Process of news making