Journalism

• Journalism - the activity of gathering data, assessing, creating and presenting/reporting news and information.
• Journalism - this embodies broadcasting, newswriting, etc.
• Literary Journalism - is a genre created with the help of a reporter's inner voice and employing a writing style based on literary techniques.
• STRUCTURE OF WRITING IN JOURNALISM

  1. essential information
  2. useful information
  3. nice to have but not essential
  4. supporting but not crucial information
• 5 PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM

  1. ACCURACY
  2. INDEPENDENCE
  3. IMPARTIALITY
  4. HUMANITY
  5. ACCOUNTABILITY
• Humanity - this journalism trait signifies care and respect to dignity.
• Accuracy - in journalism, it is the quality of being correct in information.
• Independence - this refers to the freedom in delivering information.
• Impartiality - this refers to equal treatment in news reporting.
• Accountability - in journalism, this means being responsible for what you write.
• Essential In formation - in journalism, the type of information that should be on top is