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A Journalist, Qualities And Roles In The Media by mymediajourney(m): 11:18am On May 18, 2023 |
Journalists are mostly defined by the roles they perform in their daily works and tasks. Journalists are sometimes known as the all-news-media personnel who have editorial responsibility for the preparation or transmission of news stories or other basic information units. In the previous lesson under journalism, we got to know that journalism entails the gathering, assessment, creation and presentation of news stories. Based on this, we can deduce the definition of a journalist as the professional responsible for gathering, assessing, creating and disseminating news stories and facts to the public through the various available mass media. A journalist’s solemn aim is to always alert the public and share new stories with them. There are various issues happening around us yet we do not have the ‘eyes’ to see them; it takes the expertise and experience of a journalist to discover such issues and report them to the public. A journalist does not only write and disseminate news to the public, but they also photograph as we discussed in the forms of journalism. Daily news and updates are always expected to be coming from journalists. They are therefore relied upon to present news in a concise and objective manner without any biases or addition of emotions. A journalist goes beyond wherever it is expected of them just to cover stories and share to the public. That is why there are investigative and crime journalists who sometimes risks it all just to cover stories of public interest and benefit. Journalists sometimes go the extreme of building relationships, banging on people’s door just to get access to information and present them. That is who a journalist is and that is what differentiate them from news anchors and news presenters who are always in the studio to present news covered by the journalists. For journalists, writing a news story could be done everywhere, whether a hotel, in the house or even office. Have you ever imagined how journalists are able to produce news out of interviews? This is the reason why they are journalists, they are created to fit everywhere and perform their functions. Read more https://www.mediafactz.com/2023/05/a-journalist-qualities-and-roles-in.html
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