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School of Journalism

Although there are many possible definitions of 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.

A journalist must understand the medium he works in. For instance, a newspaper reporter will write correct English.

Tips

Qualities that most news stories must possess:

Topicality (is the subject interesting?; is it current?)
Completeness (document the who, what, where, when, how; and if possible, why)
Accuracy (use at least two distinct sources for each fact you report)
Impartiality (interview all sides)
Verifiability (name sources where possible)

Skills

research
- interviews
- going under cover
- documentation
- short-hand
composition/recording
publishing

Courses

How to write a featured Article

Topics

Stream

Journalism Stream

Style Guides

The Guardian (newspaper)
The Economist (weekly)
Other resources (from the University of Iowa)

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-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 unobtainable.
+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.
 A journalist must understand the medium he works in. For instance, a newspaper reporter will write correct English.