Here is what I have learned this past semester in my Journalism class.
The history of Journalism started all the way back in the 1960s in Boston. It then started updating with a new type of newspaper called ‘Yellow Journalism’ which is more of a gossip page, not really all about hard hitting facts, and news, but mostly about what would catch the readers eye. It was full of gossip, exaggerations of news going on, it messed with the people. It was all pretty much just biased information, and opinionated pieces to make the reader more interested. It pretty much is what started the magazines, biased pieces of information, and the gossiping era of today.
Also one of the most important movements in the history of Journalism is Freedom of the Press. The movement gives Journalists, writers, bloggers, newspapers, and pretty much anybody else who wants to write about things the ability to communicate through media, published pieces, and anything else without someone saying, “Hey you can’t write that!” it is exactly what the name infers. It is the Freedom of the Press.
Then there is the libel and ethics of Journalism. It is pretty much telling the writer, journalist, that you cannot use slander against a person, or thing, or libel in the opinions of truth, commitment to what you’re writing, how you’re writing it, and what you’re saying.
Our school newspaper, The Viking Vault – “Write from the ridge” follows and fits into all of the rules of Journalism. It has true information and facts, nothing biased or opinionated, unless it is an opinion piece. All the news is real and true and it gets right to the point. It doesn’t skip around or focus on the journalist more than what’s going on, it says exactly what needs to be there. It has all of its writing categorized into different places, and pieces so the reader doesn’t think one person is saying something else. It is all hard hitting facts and information. The feature page on there has its stories as well, quotes, and captions of who is who, what is going on, who said what, and all the rules that go into writing a feature page. The Viking Vault fits right into the ‘big picture’ of journalism, and what it is all about.
The history of Journalism started all the way back in the 1960s in Boston. It then started updating with a new type of newspaper called ‘Yellow Journalism’ which is more of a gossip page, not really all about hard hitting facts, and news, but mostly about what would catch the readers eye. It was full of gossip, exaggerations of news going on, it messed with the people. It was all pretty much just biased information, and opinionated pieces to make the reader more interested. It pretty much is what started the magazines, biased pieces of information, and the gossiping era of today.
Also one of the most important movements in the history of Journalism is Freedom of the Press. The movement gives Journalists, writers, bloggers, newspapers, and pretty much anybody else who wants to write about things the ability to communicate through media, published pieces, and anything else without someone saying, “Hey you can’t write that!” it is exactly what the name infers. It is the Freedom of the Press.
Then there is the libel and ethics of Journalism. It is pretty much telling the writer, journalist, that you cannot use slander against a person, or thing, or libel in the opinions of truth, commitment to what you’re writing, how you’re writing it, and what you’re saying.
Our school newspaper, The Viking Vault – “Write from the ridge” follows and fits into all of the rules of Journalism. It has true information and facts, nothing biased or opinionated, unless it is an opinion piece. All the news is real and true and it gets right to the point. It doesn’t skip around or focus on the journalist more than what’s going on, it says exactly what needs to be there. It has all of its writing categorized into different places, and pieces so the reader doesn’t think one person is saying something else. It is all hard hitting facts and information. The feature page on there has its stories as well, quotes, and captions of who is who, what is going on, who said what, and all the rules that go into writing a feature page. The Viking Vault fits right into the ‘big picture’ of journalism, and what it is all about.