Transcript What is Journalism?!

BY
ANTONIO BAIANI
BRENNA STEELE
O L I V I A M I LTO N
LAUREN WIGGINS
THUCYDIDES (GREEK HISTORIAN 460 – 400 BC)
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The first journalist?
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During the war between Athens and Sparta, he was a
“Reporter” between armies
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Famous for Writing the history of the Peloponnesian war.
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Also famous for writing about the Athenian plague.
(reporting) 
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Journalism came from the lating word “Jour” which means
daily.
CONSIDERED “EARLY JOURNALISM”
1400 – Businessmen in Italian and German
cities began to make “chronicles” of
current events
1600 – The idea of the printing press arived
1605 - The “first” newspaper arrived in
Germany. (Relation aller Furnemmen end
gedenckwurdigen Historien)
1700s – Journalism grew
- By the 19th century there were 52 london
papers and over 100 other titles.
THE FIRST PRINTING OF DATA (1821)
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“The Manchester Guardian”
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Contained data of schools in the Manchester and Salford area.
Prominence vs Importance, Impact
- Prominence should NEVER outweigh importance. Unless a famous person dies.
- Ex: “Justin Bieber’s new album vs. a genocide”
- News should hold opportunities for all good and bad things that happen.
- Unfortunately many reporters choose prominence over importance, impact.
WHY DO WE NEED JOURNALISTS
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They keep us informed (locally, nationally, justin bieberly, internationally)
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They follow a code of ethics. Thus almost guarantees reliable stories (Bad ex:
FOX)
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We know the difference between a rumor and the truth.
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We get to hear about problems and choose whether we want to make a
difference.
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It helps journalists deal with situations that are stressful
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Acts as a law to make all journalism fair + true
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Helps to earn trust from readers
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Can also help set journalists apart from other forms of media
- Adds profession to journalism
BAD JOURNALIST!
STEVEN GLASS – He made up info, quotes, events and stories.
GOOD JOURNALISTS
Anyone who follows
the code of ethics
perfectly.
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Proximity
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Death of innocent or popular
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War
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Celebrities, music stars
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Emotionally impacting
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Story driven articles
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Inspiring articles
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Articles related to someone's interest
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Sports
Journalism - The activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of
broadcasting news on radio or television.
Journalism changes lives
It’s our source of news and what’s going on around the world