Concepts of the appropriate role for journalism varies between
countries. In some nations, the news media is controlled by a government
intervention, and is not a fully independent body. In others, the news media is independent from the government but the profit motive is in tension with constitutional protections of freedom of the press.
Access to freely available information gathered by independent and
competing journalistic enterprises with transparent editorial standards
can enable citizens to effectively participate in the political process.
In the United States, journalism is protected by the freedom of the
press clause in the First Amendment.
The role and status of journalism, along with that of the mass media,
has undergone changes over the last two decades with the advent of
digital technology and publication of news on the Internet.
This has created a shift in the consumption of print media channels, as
people increasingly consume news through e-readers, smartphones, and
other electronic devices, challenging news organizations to fully
monetize their digital wing, as well as improvise on the context in
which they publish news in print. Notably, in the American media
landscape, newsrooms have reduced their staff and coverage as
traditional media channels, such as television, grapple with declining
audiences. For instance, between 2007 and 2012, CNN edited its story
packages into nearly half of their original time length.
This compactness in coverage has been linked to broad audience
attrition, as a large majority of respondents in recent studies show
changing preferences in news consumption.
The digital era has also ushered in a new kind of journalism in which
ordinary citizens play a greater role in the process of news making,
with the rise of citizen journalism
being possible through the Internet. Using video camera equipped
smartphones, active citizens are now enabled to record footage of news
events and upload them onto channels like YouTube,
which is often discovered and used by mainstream news media outlets.
Meanwhile, easy access to news from a variety of online sources, like blogs
and other social media, has resulted in readers being able to pick from
a wider choice of official and unofficial sources, instead of only from
traditional media organizations. Journalism is nonfiction.
Journalistic conventions vary by country. In the United States,
journalism is produced by media organizations or by individuals.
Bloggers are often, but not always, journalists. The Federal Trade Commission
requires that bloggers who receive free promotional gifts, then write
about products, must disclose that they received the products for free.
This is to eliminate conflicts of interest and protect consumers.
Fake news
is news that is not truthful or is produced by unreliable media
organizations. Fake news is easily spread on social media. Readers can
determine fake news by evaluating whether the news has been published by
a credible news organization. In the US, a credible news organization
is an incorporated entity; has an editorial board; and has a clear
division between editorial and advertising departments. Credible news
organizations, or their employees, belong to one or more professional
organizations such as the American Society of News Editors, the Society
of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters & Editors, or
the Online News Association. All of these organizations have codes of
ethics that members abide by. Many news organizations have their own
codes of ethics that guide journalists' professional publications. The New York Times code of standards and ethics is considered particularly rigorous.
When they write stories, journalists are concerned with issues of
objectivity and bias. Some types of stories are intended to represent
the author's own opinion; other types of stories are intended to be more
neutral or balanced. In a physical newspaper, information is organized
into sections and it is easy to see which stories are supposed to be
opinion and which are supposed to be neutral. Online, many of these
distinctions break down. Readers should pay careful attention to
headings and other design elements to ensure that they understand the
journalist's intent. Opinion pieces generally are written by regular
columnists or appear in a section titled "Op-ed." Feature stories, breaking news, and hard news stories are generally not opinion pieces.
Many debates center on whether journalists are "supposed" to be
"objective" or "neutral." The idea of "journalistic objectivity" is
considered out of date.[citation needed]
Journalists are people who produce news out of and as part of a
particular social context. They are guided by professional codes of
ethics and do their best to represent all legitimate points of view.
Well-conducted, and with good health status.
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3. Photocopy of valid passport
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4. Passport photo
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5. Undergraduate school transcript
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7. Two letters of recommendation
From professor or associate professor or equivalents
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