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<p>68.252.71.18: </p> <hr /> <div>'''School of Journalism'''<br /> <br /> Although there are many possible definitions of [[w:journalism]], a '''journalist''' is generally understood to be someone who tries to communicate the objective truth about a current topic to an interested but critical audience. A ''good'' journalist is somebody who realizes that the objective truth is unabtainable.<br /> <br /> A journalist must understand the medium he works in. For instance, a newspaper reporter will write correct English. <br /> <br /> Qualities that most news stories must possess:<br /> * Topicality (is the subject interesting?; is it current?)<br /> * Completeness (document the who, what, where, when, how; and if possible, why)<br /> * Accuracy (use at least two distinct sources for each fact you report)<br /> * Impartiality (interview all sides)<br /> * Verifiability (name sources where possible)<br /> <br /> Skills<br /> * research <br /> ** interviews<br /> ** going under cover<br /> ** documentation<br /> ** short-hand<br /> * composition/recording<br /> * publishing<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> [[How To Run A Newspaper]]<br /> <br /> == Style Guides ==<br /> * [http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/ The Guardian] (newspaper)<br /> * [http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/ The Economist] (weekly)<br /> * [http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/journalists.html Other resources] (from the University of Iowa)</div>

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