“Journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon if your aim is to change the world”
– Tom stoppard
What is a Journalist?
- A journalist gathers and reports information, covering investigative, news, feature reports, reviews, and columns.
- Respected journalists follow the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics, emphasizing seeking truth, verifying information, and holding power accountable.
- Journalists minimize harm, treating everyone with respect, showing compassion, and serving independently to avoid conflicts of interest.
- Accountability and transparency are vital, with journalists taking responsibility, explaining ethics, and promptly correcting mistakes.
- Journalists play a crucial role in informing the public, upholding ethics, and promoting transparency.
Those who study journalism want…
• To contribute to the changing world 🌎
• A skill with several uses in the future 🔮
• To develop their existing strengths 💪
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Students who participate in journalism have…
- Better GPAs
- Better ACT scores
- Better writing skills
- Better skills for college
- Better business skills
- Better confidence
- Better networking
- Better storytelling abilities
- Better research skills
- Better ACT scores
- Better writing skills
- Better skills for college
- Better technical skills
- Better communication
- Better responsibility
- Better collaborative skills
- Better critica thinking
- Better presentation skills
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