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Journalism – Its Types

Prepared by:- Maulik B. Bhatt,M.A. Part – II, Sem – IV,Department of English, Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.15th of Feb, 2012

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Journalism• Journalism – French Word – Journal – Diary/Register, Latin – ‘diurnalis’ or ‘daily’

• “Journalism means the collection and editing of material of current interest presentation,

publication and broadcast” - Webster’s Third International Dictionary

• Communication by any media

• A day to day operation of operating and transmitting news

• Opinions vary – whether journalism is a ‘calling’, a public service, an entertainment, a

cultural industry motivated by profit, or a tool for propaganda, public relations and

advertizing.

• Journalism – can be a combination of all these, or each of these separately.

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Advocacy Journalism

• a genre of journalism that intentionally and transparently adopts a non-objective (Subjective) viewpoint, usually for some social or political purpose.

• Intended to be factual, it is distinguished from propaganda.

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For example,

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Broadcast Journalism

• the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods

• include radio, television, and, especially recently, the Internet.

• Scripts for speaking - less complex and more conversational.

• can be written in "packages", "readers", "voice-overs" (VO), and "sound on tape" (SOT).

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For Example,

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Investigative Journalism

• A form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing.

• a primary source of information

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And a Very Famous Example is…

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Tabloid Journalism

• tends to emphasize topics such as sensational crime stories, astrology, gossip columns about the personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, and junk food news.

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US Supermarket Tabloid

Yellow Journalism

• A type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.

• Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.

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Here you are…

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