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Outline of journalism


The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to journalism:

Journalisminvestigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience.

Journalism can be described as all of the following:

News media – are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.

Journalism by areas of coverage:

History of journalism

Journalism education – Many of the most famous and respected journalists of the past and present had no formal training in journalism, but learned their craft on the job, often starting out as copy boys/copy girls. Today, in many parts of the world it is usual for journalists to first complete university-level training which incorporates both technical skills such as research skills, interviewing technique and shorthand and academic studies in media theory, cultural studies and ethics.



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