Reasons and Principles of Journalism

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To entertain people

To promote a specific political agenda

To help people become critical thinkers

To sell products

Curious and skeptical

Impulsive and emotional

Passive and accepting

Hesitant and doubtful

By providing different opinions on a topic

By giving only one side of the story

By promoting specific political views

By focusing on entertainment stories

It only covers simple topics

It is available in a variety of subjects and formats

It uses very basic vocabulary

It is only available in print

History, main principles, and language

History, sports journalism, and grammar

Main principles, photography, and syntax

Language, ethics, and politics

Only their city

Only their country

New subject

Only what they already know

Is this source reliable?

How can I learn more?

What is the best news outlet?

Where can I find more news?

Simple past versus past progressive

Present perfect versus past perfect

Future simple versus future continuous

Present simple versus present continuous

International events

Business

Health

Personal gossip

Accept the information without question

Seek more information from other sources

Ignore the article altogether

Write a letter to the editor complaining about the article

To stay entertained

To learn about celebrities

To help their community

To find gossip about their neighbors

Simple past

Past progressive

Simple present

Present progressive

A minor detail

A fundamental truth

A personal preference

A temporary rule

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Verification and objectivity

Originality and completeness

Transparency and fairness

Restraint and humanity

Originality, completeness, transparency, and fairness

Verification, objectivity, restraint, and humanity

Accountability, empowerment, originality, and completeness

Transparency, fairness, restraint, and humanity

Writing an article

Collecting information for a story

Editing a news repor

Publishing a newspape

A person who reads a news article

A person who watches the news on television

A person who actually saw an event happen

A person who only heard about an event

Making sure information is entertaining

Ensuring information is true and accurate

Using personal opinions in reporting

Only using secondary sources for news s

Having the correct facts

Giving personal opinions

Providing exaggerated details

Ignoring minor details

An original source

A secondary source

A biased source

An unreliable sour

Presenting personal opinions

Being biased towards a specific viewpoint

Reporting without personal opinions or bias

Ignoring important facts

Verification

Sensationalism

Objectivity

Accountability

How journalists gather sources

How journalists write their articles

How journalism impacts people

How journalists choose their stories

Having the correct facts

Agreeing with popular opinions

Writing with perfect grammar

Presenting a balanced view

Talking to eyewitnesses

Researching online

Visiting a library

Basing the story on personal assumptions

To avoid plagiarism

To ensure the information is correct in their articles

To create interesting stories

To express personal opinions