Category: Journalism
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How to Make Hard Facts Easy to Read by Roy Peter Clark
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction Mass media and journalism are key bodies as the dissemination of information to the public are concerned. Several bodies, including the government, depend on mass media to convey vital messages to a vast population. Therefore, mass media refers to a diverse array of technologies used to…
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Traditional and a New Media in the United States
Introduction Journalism is a critical field that plays a positive role in determining events and topics that policymakers and citizens should discuss and guide social or political issues. This paper presents a case study of news coverage of the same issue by a traditional and a new media organization. The lessons gained from the analysis…
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Danger to Be a Journalist
When the internet was first conceived, one of the things it was deemed useful for was as a revolutionary method of easily acquiring information from sources around the world without having to leave the comfort of your home for a trip to the library. Over time, the information is added and the method by which…
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Citizen Journalism vs. Journalism and Technologies
With the rapid development of modern technologies and shifts in categories and roles a new term citizen journalism has appeared. According to the new broadened concepts of journalism and news Twitter provides an opportunity to fulfill the roles of citizen journalists in the democratic society. The term citizen journalism involves new categories of population in…
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Interviews With L.A. Residents
Preface Up until recently, I was convinced that the overwhelming majority of L.A. residents are absolutely thrilled to live in the city, which is often associated with the very essence of the so-called American dream. Prior to conducting the following set of interviews, it would never occur to me that living in L.A. is being…
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Muckraking: Sinclair and Riis Impact
Muckraking in the historical context Muckraking is simply investigative journalism with a leaning towards exposing corruption in government and institutions involving public trust. It is also associated with revolutionary ideas and concerns of reform in government and public institutions. Originally, the term Muckrakers was coined to refer to American writers involved in reform literature in…
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Media Bias in Articles on Drought in Africa
The articles that are reviewed in this essay are related to droughts in Africa in 2009. The articles are about the recent discovery by scientists about the incidence of drought in the African continent which shows that the continent has a history of droughts in Africa in the Sahel region is due to climate cycles.…
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Framing in Media and Reporting
Media framing is one of the tools that journalists actively use to cover publicly significant topics. Dan and Raupp (2018) underline that framing theory states that communication is characterized by the articulation of coherent patterns of meaning resulting out of acts of selection and emphasis (p. 205). In particular, framing theory arose from the observation…
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The Work of a Journalist During Investigation
Nowadays, journalists are no longer regarded as neutral entities; hence, it is not a wonder that respondents are unwilling to provide information. Moreover, grabbing the attention of the editor Zach was not easy; I pitched five times before I could receive his response though Collins advice was helpful. Even though the story is sensitive as…
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Understanding the Purpose of Sources
Researchers and journalists work on complex and essential topics that cannot be discussed without emotions. Even though they write serious papers, they sometimes tend to succumb to biases. For this reason, they often make excessive efforts to convince readers of their point of view. This is not always good since any serious article should be…