Roles of journalists (An Overview)

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• UNIT 1
• Roles of journalists (An Overview)

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• Who is journalist?
• Journalists are people who write for newspapers
  or magazines.

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• According to Malaysian Press Institute (2012)
  journalists are-
• a. Professional who are influencing the views or
  attitudes of society, through their reports and
  writings.
• b. agent of social change.

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• Some example of Journalist Associations-
• National Union Journalist (NUJ),
• Sport Association Malaysia (SAM),
• Entertainment Journalist Association (EJA),

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• According to Wiramanja (2008), there are two
  types of journalist
• Mainstream journalist
• Alternative media journalist

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What do the Journalist do

• Attend the press conference, do research,
  investigation , to get information.
• 2. write the news based on the house style
• 3. Based on code of ethics

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characteristics of journalist

• 1. credibility
• 2. Curiousity
• 3. interest
• 4. brave
• 5. Skil in writing and questioning
• 6. knowledgeble

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Advantages to be a Journalist

• 1. Have the sixth sense (sense of news)
• 2. Have privileges (connection with VIP,
  politicians
• 3. Journalist makes news.