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What Is Journalism?

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What is Journalism?� Journalism is a form of writing that tells people

about things that really happened, but that they might not have known about already.

� People who write journalism are called "journalists." They might work at newspapers, magazines, websites or for TV or radio stations.

� The most important characteristic shared by good journalists is curiosity. Good journalists love to read and want to find out as much as they can about the world around them.

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Types of Journalism

� Written (newspapers, magazines, websites)� Audio (radio, podcast)� Visual (TV, online reports)

� Breaking news� Feature stories� Investigations� Opinion

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Written Journalism

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Audio Journalism

http://www.npr.org/

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Video Journalism

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/10/13/continuous/1248069174964/timescast-october-13-2010.html

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Internet Journalism

� Blogs� Streaming news sites� Twitter feeds� www.nytimes.com� www.cnn.com� www.dartnewsonline.com

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Steps to Creating a Newspaper

� Planning� Reporting� Writing� Editing� Designing� Publishing