Journalism

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Journalism

• Branden Ogata
• ICS 210
• 1 October 2008

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Media Sources

• Newspaper
• Radio
• Television
• Internet

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Newspaper

• Attempts to cover everything
• Journalists obtain information
• Editors write stories based on information
• Printed and available to public by the next day

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Radio

• News Stations
• Sometimes affiliated with TV networks
• Sometimes report every half-hour
• Brief synopsis of most important current events
• Talk Shows
• Covers material that host finds important

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Television

• CBS, MSNBC, ABC, FOX, QWERTY
• Local Stations
• Covers material important to region
• Often affiliated with a national TV network
• National Stations
• Cover most important events
• Politics

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Internet

• Blogs
• Covers material that host finds important
• TV Station Website
• Online companion for a TV network
• Covers material from news reports
• Includes additional material, references

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Fundamentals of Media

• Input
• Event
• Something that happens
• Output
• News
• Information relayed to public

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Noise

• Bias
• All reporters have opinions
• Tone, body language, etc.
• Important Stories
• Editors select information to give to public
• Public decides which information to listen to