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Journalism: What is it good for?
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Journalism plays a variety of roles, including "helping define community, creating common language and common knowledge, identifying a community's goals, heroes and villains, and pushing people beyond complacency. [Journalism also fulfills other needs] such as being entertaining, serving as watchdog and offering voice to the voiceless." Complete statement
The Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists
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Resources
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The Project for Excellence in Journalism
FAIR: Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
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Journalism 101
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Print stories usually fall into three categories:
news articles about events that have just taken place; feature articles offering detailed reports on people, issues, or events; analysis; and editorial/opinion pieces that offer opinions on a variety of issues.
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News Articles
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What Is News?
How to Write News
Using Quotes
Writing Leads
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