Journalism

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.

Courses

How to write a featured Article

Stream

Journalism Stream

Topics

• Science journalism
• Photojournalism

Participants

The history of the School of Journalism page can help indicate who the active participants are. If you currently are or are planning to become a participant here at the School of Journalism, you may list your name here. This may help the School grow and may help the Participants communicate better.

1. Dennis L. Kent ^(talk) Date: 2007-04-27 (April 27, 2007) Time: 165001 UTC
2. Thunderhead 09:49, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
3. FWN

Wikinews

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

Some Wikinews on-going projects you might be interested in:

• Wikinews:Video 2.0
• Audio Wikinews
• Reporting Original Reporting

See also

• Wikibooks:How To Run A Newspaper
• Tips for journalistic writing

External links

• Wikinews
• The Open Press
• EPA RSS Feeds
• Media contact information
• Sign up for electronic newsletters from the federal government
• Indymedia -A place to start reporting the news yourself.
• News University Free online courses on various journalism topics
• Journalism UK -Journalism news, training, events and jobs, for journalists

Style Guides

• The Guardian (newspaper)
• The Economist (weekly)
• Wikinews (online wiki newspaper)
• Other resources (from the University of Iowa)