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<center>'''Welcome to the School of Journalism in Wikiversity'''</center> | |||
<blockquote><big>"The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper."</big> -Stanislaw Lee, Polish poet (1962)</blockquote> | |||
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<center>'''Welcome to the [[School:Journalism/Press room|Press room]], a workshop to analyze current events and how journalists follow it'''.</center> | <center>'''Welcome to the [[School:Journalism/Press room|Press room]], a workshop to analyze current events and how journalists follow it'''.</center> | ||
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A '''journalist''' is generally understood to be one who communicates objective truth about current topics to an interested but critical audience. A ''good'' journalist is one who realizes that the objective truth is unobtainable. | |||
A journalist must understand the medium he works in. For instance, a newspaper reporter will write in correct English. | |||
An '''excellent''' journalist will take the extra step for '''professionalism in reporting, with consideration for truth, fairness, balance, decency and ethics'''. He will spend '''many hours researching his subject of choice'''. If you cannot do this, you might not be a successful journalist. | |||
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[[Wikinews]] is a great place to hone your journalistic skills in a live public, neutral environment. Unlike many citizen journalism sites, Wikinews is written in the Neutral Point of View (NPOV), which means reporters there often strive for '''professionalism in reporting, with consideration for truth, fairness, balance, decency and ethics'''. There are regular reporters there, which are often credited for their work. | [[Wikinews]] is a great place to hone your journalistic skills in a live public, neutral environment. Unlike many citizen journalism sites, Wikinews is written in the Neutral Point of View (NPOV), which means reporters there often strive for '''professionalism in reporting, with consideration for truth, fairness, balance, decency and ethics'''. There are regular reporters there, which are often credited for their work. | ||
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 A journalist is generally understood to be one who communicates objective truth about current topics to an interested but critical audience. A good journalist is one who realizes that the objective truth is unobtainable. A journalist must understand the medium he works in. For instance, a newspaper reporter will write in correct English. An excellent journalist will take the extra step for professionalism in reporting, with consideration for truth, fairness, balance, decency and ethics. He will spend many hours researching his subject of choice. If you cannot do this, you might not be a successful journalist. Wikinews is a great place to hone your journalistic skills in a live public, neutral environment. Unlike many citizen journalism sites, Wikinews is written in the Neutral Point of View (NPOV), which means reporters there often strive for professionalism in reporting, with consideration for truth, fairness, balance, decency and ethics. There are regular reporters there, which are often credited for their work. Some Wikinews on-going projects you might be interested in: |
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