20 CONCRETE DEFINITIONS OF JOURNALISM FROM 20 DIFFERENT BOOKS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW

 1.     According to Howard Good  (2010), Journalism is the pursuit of truth and the dissemination of information to the public, conducted with accuracy, fairness, and accountability, in order to empower individuals to make informed decisions in a democratic society.

2. Rowman & Littlefield Kovach.B and Tom Rosenstiel (2007) explained Journalism as the discipline of verification. It is the essence of a democracy, for it is the primary means by which the public is informed of the events and issues essential to its functioning as a democratic society.

 

 

3.Journalism is defined by Joel Krieger (2013) as the organized collection, editing, and presentation of news and other information to an audience. It involves the timely and accurate reporting of events, issues, and trends, with the aim of keeping the public well-informed and facilitating democratic deliberation

4.       Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel, (2014) explained Journalism as a professional practice that involves the systematic and ethical collection, verification, and dissemination of news and information, with the overarching goal of serving the public interest and contributing to an informed citizenry.

. 5. By Stephen J.A. Ward (2014) Journalism is the craft and practice of producing and disseminating information about current events, issues, and trends to a diverse and broad audience, with the goal of fostering an informed and engaged citizenry.

6.  Martin Conboy (2004)stated that, Journalism is the art of storytelling, providing a voice to the voiceless, and holding those in power accountable for their actions.

 

7. "Journalism is the art of storytelling, exposing wrongdoing, and informing the public, serving as the eyes and ears of society. Fred Brown (2016)

 

8. "Journalism is the art of investigating and presenting events, issues, trends and personalities to a broad audience through the mass media." -Tony Harcup(2015).

9.   "Journalism is the practice of gathering, analyzing, and disseminating news and information to a mass audience." – Steven J.A. Ward (2015)

 

10. "Journalism is the process of collecting, analyzing, and presenting news and information to the public through various media channels." - Jim Stovall and Don R. Vaughan (2012)

 

11. "Journalism is the art of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information to a variety of audiences." - Mark Deuze,  (2007)

 

12.  "Journalism is the practice of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information to the public through various media channels." - Stephanie Craft (2014)

 

13. "Journalism is the process of gathering, analyzing, and presenting news and information to a mass audience." - David H. Weaver and Lars Willnat, (2012)

 

14. "Journalism is the practice of producing and disseminating news and information to the public." - Susan Keith and Michael Schudson,  (2017)

 

15. "Journalism is the act of creating, gathering, and presenting news and information to an audience." - Joe Grimm,  (2015)

 

16. "Journalism is the art and craft of reporting the news and presenting it in a fair and accurate manner." - Carole Rich, Writing and Reporting News: (2018)

17. "Journalism is the practice of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information in various forms and formats to a variety of audiences." - Richard Craig (2013)

18. "Journalism is the collection, preparation and distribution of news and information through various media channels." - Philip Gaunt (1998)

19. "Journalism is a form of communication that involves the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of information to a specific audience." - David Demers (2011)

20. "Journalism is the process of collecting, reporting, and analyzing news, and presenting it to an audience." - David Randall, (2011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES

 

 

 

Good, howard. (2008). Journalism ethics goes to the movies. 

 

Rowman & Littlefield.Kovach, B., & Rosenstiel, T. (2007). The elements of journalism : what newspeople should know and the public should expect. Three Rivers.

 

Krieger, J. (2013). The Oxford companion to comparative politics. Oxford University Press.

 

Mcbride, K., & Rosenstiel, T. (2014). The new ethics of journalism : Principles for the 21st century. 

 

Ward, S. J. A. (2014). Handbook of Global Media Ethics. 

 

 

Conboy, M. (2004). Journalism : a critical history. Sage Publications.

 

Brown, F. (2016). Journalism ethics : a casebook of professional conduct for news media. Marion Street Press.

 

Harcup, T. (2015). Journalism : Principles and Practice. Sage Publications Ltd

 

- Stephen J.A. Ward, Radical Media Ethics: A Global Approach (2015)

 

- Jim Stovall and Don R. Vaughan, Writing for the Mass Media (2012)

 

- Mark Deuze, Media Work (2007)

 

- Stephanie Craft, Creativity and Innovation in Journalism (2014)

 

- David H. Weaver and Lars Willnat, The Global Journalist in the 21st Century (2012)

 

- Susan Keith and Michael Schudson, Understanding Journalism (2017)

 

- Joe Grimm, The New Precision Journalism (2015)

 

- Carole Rich, Writing and Reporting News: A Coaching Method (2018)

 

- Richard Craig, Online Journalism: Reporting, Writing and Editing for New Media (2013)

 

- Philip Gaunt, The Globalization of News (1998)

 

- David Demers, The Problem of Journalism: A Political Economic Contribution to an                                   Explanation of the Crisis in Contemporary Western Journalism (2011)

  

- David Randall, The Universal Journalist (2011)

 

 

 

 

 

Hargreaves, I. (2014). Journalism : a very short introduction. Oxford Oxford University Press.

 

Hirst, M., & Patching, R. (2014). Journalism ethics : arguments and cases for the twenty-first century. Routledge.

 

Meyers, C. (2010). Journalism ethics : a philosophical approach. Oxford University Press.

 

 

Franklin, B. (2014). The future of journalism. Routledge.

Sage.Mccallum, K., & Waller, L. (2017). The dynamics of news and indigenous policy in Australia

Intellect.MüllerD. (2014). Journalism ethics for the digital age. Scribe Publications.

 

Patching, R., & Hirst, M. (2021). Journalism ethics at the crossroads : democracy, fake news, and the news crisis. Routledge

 

Springer Uuuu-Uuuu.Boynton, R. S. (2005). The new newjournalism : conversations with America’s best nonfiction writers on their craft. Vintage Books.