Journalism Arc 1 Focus: The role of a journalist in society

What is journalism?

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

• reporting, writing, editing, photographing or broadcasting news as a business

• to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

• - research subject to prepare questions

  - be upbeat and confident

  - dress professionally

What is ethical responsibility?

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

• reporting, writing, editing, photographing or broadcasting news as a business

• to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

• - research subject to prepare questions

  - be upbeat and confident

  - dress professionally

What is bias?

• the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story

• to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

• - research subject to prepare questions

  - be upbeat and confident

  - dress professionally

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

Identify some examples of interview strategies.

• to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

• reporting, writing, editing, photographing or broadcasting news as a business

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group

• - research subject to prepare questions

  - be upbeat and confident

  - dress professionally

What is the inverted pyramid?

• the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story

• to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

• - research subject to prepare questions

  - be upbeat and confident

  - dress professionally

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

What is a Headline?

• visuals to help grab the reader's attention and tell the story

• the line that tells you who wrote the article

• text at the top of the story that grabs the reader's attention and tells what the story is about

• the name of the place where the news event happened

What is a Byline?

• visuals to help grab the reader's attention and tell the story

• the line that tells you who wrote the article

• text at the top of the story that grabs the reader's attention and tells what the story is about

• the name of the place where the news event happened

What is a Dateline?

• visuals to help grab the reader's attention and tell the story

• the line that tells you who wrote the article

• text at the top of the story that grabs the reader's attention and tells what the story is about

• the name of the place where the news event happened

What is a jump line?

• a continuation line that appears to inform the reader to the rest of the story on another page

• tells what topics are on the page and what number they're on

• the title of the newspaper or magazine at the head of the front page

• where editors publish their own columns and opinion-based articles

What is an Op/Ed?

• a continuation line that appears to inform the reader to the rest of the story on another page

• tells what topics are on the page and what number they're on

• the title of the newspaper or magazine at the head of the front page

• where editors publish their own columns and opinion-based articles