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<div>'''School of Journalism'''<br />
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Although there are many possible definitions of [[w:journalism|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 unobtainable.<br />
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A journalist must understand the medium he works in. For instance, a newspaper reporter will write correct English. <br />
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==Tips==<br />
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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 />
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Skills<br />
* research <br />
** interviews<br />
** going under cover<br />
** documentation<br />
** short-hand<br />
* composition/recording<br />
* publishing<br />
==Courses==<br />
[[How to write a featured Article]]<br />
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==Topics==<br />
*[[Topic:Science journalism|Science journalism]]<br />
*[[Topic:Photojournalism|Photojournalism]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
[[b:How To Run A Newspaper]]<br />
== Stream ==<br />
[[Journalism Stream]]<br />
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== Style Guides ==<br />
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/ The Guardian] (newspaper)<br />
* [http://www.economist.com/research/StyleGuide/ The Economist] (weekly)<br />
* [[wikinews:WN:SG|Style guide for Wikinews]]<br />
* [http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/journalists.html Other resources] (from the University of Iowa)<br />
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