Journalist

(noun)

A journalist collects, writes, and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.

Related Terms

Examples of Journalist in the following topics:

  • Journalists

    • A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.
    • Depending on the context, the term journalist may include various types of editors, editorial writers, columnists, and visual journalists, such as photojournalists.
    • Organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders publish reports on press freedom and advocate for journalistic freedom.
    • As of November 2011, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 887 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992.
    • The Committee to Protect Journalists also reports that as of December 1, 2010, 145 journalists were jailed worldwide for their work.

  • Campaigning: Traditional Media, New Media, and Campaign Advertisements

    • In the 2008 campaign, Republican candidate Senator John McCain created a unique space to engage with journalists, inviting them to travel with him on his campaign bus, called "the Straight Talk Express," in reference to his engagement with journalists
    • Throughout the history of American elections, journalists have followed candidates as they advertised their positions, gave speeches, and visited American towns.
    • This tradition continues today, with certain journalists being given the sole responsibility of following candidates.
    • In the 2008 campaign, Republican candidate Senator John McCain created a unique space to engage with journalists, inviting them to travel with him throughout the course of his campaign on his campaign bus, called "the Straight Talk Express" in reference to his engagement with journalists.

  • Journalistic Standards

    • Journalism ethics and standards describe the principles of ethics and good practice journalists adopt in response to specific challenges.
    • Journalism ethics and standards describe the principles of ethics and good practice journalists adopt in response to specific challenges.
    • Historically and currently, journalists consider the subset of media ethics as their professional "code of ethics" or "canons of journalism".
    • Codes of journalism are designed to guide journalists through numerous ethical challenges, such as conflict of interest.
    • The codes and canons provide journalists with a framework for self-monitoring and self-correction.

  • Media Bias

    • Media bias is the bias of journalists and news producers in the selection of events and stories that are reported, and how they are covered.
    • Media bias is the bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media, concerning the selection of events and stories that are reported, and how they are covered.
    • The term "media bias" implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening the standards of journalism, rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article.
    • In the nineteenth century, journalists began to recognize the concept of unbiased reporting as an integral part of journalistic ethics.
    • Even today, though, the most conscientiously objective journalists cannot avoid accusations of bias.

  • Informing the Public

    • In addition to hosting websites and populating social media, parties engage in spin with journalists and produce and air radio and television advertisements.
    • Press conferences are one way in which politicians can engage journalists in spin, or interpreting an issue or event in the favor of their political party.

  • The National Election Studies

    • Today ANES data are used by numerous scholars, students, and journalists.

  • The Media

    • A self-described liberal media watchdog group, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), in consultation with the Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University, sponsored an academic study in which journalists were asked a range of questions about how they did their work and about how they viewed the quality of media coverage in the broad area of politics and economic policy.
    • Their study concluded that a majority of journalists, although relatively liberal on social policies, were significantly to the right of the public on economic, labor, health care, and foreign policy issues.

  • Freedom of the Press

    • The state claimed that the law had been passed to ensure journalistic responsibility.

  • Sources of Campaign Funding

    • It is a highly controversial phenomenon, often seen in a negative light by journalists and the American public, and frequently misunderstood.

  • The Rise of Adversarial Journalism

    • During the 2004 United State's presidential election, Wall Street Journal columnist Gordon Crovitz suggested that the term "gotcha journalism" was used heavily by Republican campaign managers to diminish the credibility of journalists interviewing about the Iraq war.