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Elements of Journalism

What is the purpose of journalism? What are the limits?

Posted By Hacbarton on September 10, 2007

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Journalist are the sense-makers

Posted By Hacbarton on September 10, 2007

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The purpose of journalism is to SELL NEWSPAPERS. Nothing else.

Posted By macattack on December 7, 2007

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Journalists are simply supposed to report the facts and leave out all interpretation.

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The purpose of journalism is to SELL NEWSPAPERS. Nothing else.

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It is a journalist's job to decipher through the news and make sense of it for the citizens.

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Journalist are the sense-makers

-- Posted By Hacbarton on September 10, 2007

The purpose of a free press is not to read government press reports. Journalist must dig deeper so people can have the necessary information to be self-governing in an effective way.

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