JOURNALISTS

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COSMINA MARIA COSMINA MARIA BULARCA BULARCA

IULIANA BIANCA POPAIULIANA BIANCA POPA

WHAT IS WHAT IS JOURNALISJOURNALIS

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JOURNALISM is the practice of investigating and reporting events, issues and trends to the mass audiences of print, broadcast and online media such as newspapers, magazines, books, radio television stations networks,blogs, social mobile media.

The product generated by such activity is called journalism. 

 People who gather and package news and information for mass dissemination are journalists. 

 The field includes writing, editing, design and photography.

WHO ARE WHO ARE THE THE

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Journalists: writers, editors, photographers,

videographers, broadcast presenters, producers and

others who are the purveyors of information

and opinion in contemporary mass

society.

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The main intention of

those working in

the journalism

profession is to provide their to provide their

readers and readers and audiences audiences

with with accurate, accurate, reliable reliable

information information they need to they need to function in function in society. society. 

WHAT DOES WHAT DOES A A

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Researching stories Newspaper, magazine and web stories

require research before writing. Journalists have to conduct research and gather

information before they can start writing. Journalists use three tools to gather

information for stories: observation, interview and background research. 

Writing hard news and feature stories

Hard news stories are short and focus on telling you what just happened.

Feature stories, on the other hand, need a topical news peg (reason for existence). They might be interviews, travel reports,

how-to articles, etc.

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Shooting photographs and videos Photojournalists use their images to tell a story with very few words. Multitasking is more and

more a part of life in media, which makes photography a useful skill for writers to have. 

Editing storiesThey prepare and improve the work of other

people. They correct grammar errors and straighten out organizational issues. They write headlines and make sure the publication has a

consistent style. At many publications, copy editors are an endangered species and journalists are

expected to get it right the first time with no safety net.    Checking facts

Newspapers rarely employ people to check facts.Magazines still do it, but it's becoming less common. 

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Planning issuesThey are responsible for all the content in a

newspaper, magazine or website. As journalists advance upward in job responsibility, they do

less actual writing and more planning and management of other writers, editors and

designers. Laying out pages

They design and lay out pages mixing copy written by reporters with photos shot by

photographers and other art. At smaller papers, reporters sometimes lay out pages in addition to

writing the copy for them and shooting the photos for them. Whoever designs it, layout is accomplished using software such as Quark

XPress and Adobe InDesign. The ability to use those programs is a valuable skill for a

journalist. 

TYPES OF TYPES OF JOURNALISTSJOURNALISTS

Advocacy journalists focus on stories dealing with political corruption, corporate business practices, social issues, and government policies. 

Film, architecture, music, literature and theater are some of the arts that arts journalists focus on.

 Business journalism is a genre in journalism that includes coverage of companies, the workplace, personal finance, unemployment and other

economic indicators.

Fashion journalists are sometimes referred to as fashion writers, fashion critics or fashion reporters. 

ESSENTIAL SKILLS ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR JOURNALISTSFOR JOURNALISTS

Foreign language skills are essential for journalists

because they :

• Improve your analytic and interpretive capacities.

• Enable you to work within different ethnic groups and cultures.

• You can profit from a great flow of information

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR A JOURNALIST TO KNOW FOREIGN LANGUAGES?

THE “HOTTEST” LANGUAGES FOR

JOURNALISTS

Fluency in languages other than English and confidence in reporting

with a variety of mediums makes a

journalism graduate attractive to business

journalism organizations

expanding their reach country by country.

The “hottest” languages these days for journalists are Chinese and Arabic, since fluent speakers who can also write well in English are few and far between. But proficiency in a number of other languages can also be a selling point in a young journalist’s career.

EARNINGEARNINGSS

Salaries can vary according to the region, the size of the news outlet and the medium. In general, larger news organizations tend to pay more than

smaller ones. The salaries of journalists can reach in the United States up to

4,600 euros per month for a journalist with 20 years of experience while the Belgian journalists only receive 1,300

euros per month. A publisher specializing in online media in London earns a salary of 3,000 euros per month, and an editor

specializing in video games could reach a salary of 3,624 euros a month. In

Romania ,for example, the heads of department have between 7500-11500

euro / month and simple editors between 3500 - 7.500euro/month. But , if you are new in this field, your salary is just the

minimum wage.

TIPS TO BE A GOOD TIPS TO BE A GOOD JOURNALISTJOURNALIST

• LEARN VERY WELL AT LEAST A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Hone your technical skills: Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and web publishing programs are all very important in today’s media.

• Maintain a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, and anything else that will get your name out there, help you make connections, and continue to write.

• You must know what you want, be passionate about it, and then pursue it relentlessly.

• Don’t accept no for an answer.

• Be persistent.

• Learn more about available programs and request information from a variety of journalism schools and degree programs.

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THINGS YOU SHOULD THINGS YOU SHOULD TAKE INTO TAKE INTO

CONSIDERATIONCONSIDERATION

1. Slow news days do actually exist.

2. There will be online commenters that do not

respect your talent or vision.

3. Sometimes it is difficult to get started in the morning.

4. There is no chill like the chill that goes through you when you spot a

typo in your headline.

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CONSIDERATIONCONSIDERATION

5. The news doesn’t sleep. So

you shouldn’t bank on it,

either.

6. There is still a long way to go in terms of gender equality.THINGS YOU SHOULD THINGS YOU SHOULD

TAKE INTO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATIONCONSIDERATION

WHY IS WHY IS JOURNALISM THE JOURNALISM THE BEST JOB EVER ?BEST JOB EVER ?

-You’re always learning.

-You get paid to read a ton.

-You get paid to meet interesting

people.-You get to meet

celebrities -Maybe you even

get to enjoy a little celebrity. -Journalists get

around(traveling every once in a while ).-And then there’s the small matter

of self-expression.

PROS AND CONS PROS AND CONS OF BEING A OF BEING A JOURNALISTJOURNALIST

Not knowing what to expect from one day to the next as no two days are ever the same

Challenging and demanding for people who work best under pressure. You get to meet and talk to a variety of people (even celebrities). To have your name published on stories in print and on websites. You get paid to write, something that most newspaper

journalists should have a passion for doing in the first place. To be seen and often respected by the general public as someone of

authority and influence. Being invited to cover various events such as theatre performances and

restaurant meal reviews for FREE! You get to travel .

Low pay. Typically a Romanian journalist's starting salary is the minimum wage.

Long and often unsociable hours which can include weekends and public holidays .

Working in a demanding and ever changing industry A risk of death or injury if covering a riot, war zone or other

violent disturbance Being blamed for bad news or being seen as the enemy by

members of the public when covering sensitive news or events

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QUOTESQUOTES

“I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.”― Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.” 

― G.K. Chesterton

“By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the

community.” ― Oscar Wilde