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Journalism Is Not A Profession, Discuss.

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  The definitional standards of a profession serve as the foundation for the claim that journalism is a profession. There is disagreement over the notion that journalism is not a profession. Some contend that journalism is less of a career and more of an activity or vocation. Dictionary definitions are a typical place to start researching concepts, however Tapper and Millett (2015) contend that they don't always get to the core of a particular idea. We look at instances from the literature that seek clarification on the nature of professionals and a profession in an effort to comprehend the essence of what it means to be a profession that we can situate journalism in.  According to Dyrud (2020), professionalism is when a person uses judgment to exercise specialised knowledge and skills, when they identify as a member of a community based on shared practices and values, when they have a sense of duty and service, and when the community determines the norms of acceptable practic...
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Twenty Definitions Of News.

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  1.  “News is a report of what a news organization has recently learned about matters of some significance or interest to the specific community that news organization serves” (Fuller, 1996). 2.  News is what people need and want to know (Mayeux, 1986).  3.  News is a form of communication that informs the public of current events, issues, and trends in society (Croteau & Hoynes, 2014) . 4.  “News is a cultural production that transforms events and issues into symbols and narratives that reflect and shape social meaning” (Fishman, 1980) . 5.  “News is a product of a news organization, conveying information to an audience about recent events, developments, and issues” (Galtung & Ruge, 1965) . 6.  News is what is reported by the media as news (Kieran, 1997). 7.  “News is a social construction that provides a mediated reality of events and issues that are selected, framed, and presented by news media professionals.” ( McQuail , 2010) . ...
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Twenty Definitions Of Journalism

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  1.  Journalism is the hallmark of placing information in the public space (Burns, 2002). 2.  Journalism is the name for a profession in which people gather information, put it together in ways that are easy to understand and present it to the public (Whitmer, 2023). 3.  The evolving of skills, routines and conventions involved in making news is termed journalism ( Zelizer , 2005). 4.  Journalism is the making and spreading of information on current events (Carter, 2019). 5.  Journalism is the profession whose business is to explain to others what it personally does not understand (Lippmann, 1920). 6.  Journalism is the process of selecting and shaping raw information to make it more palatable and digestible for public (Gans, 1979). 7.  Journalism is a form of communication to transmit information to the public (Carey, 1989). 8.  Journalism is the act of sourcing information to refined state for public acceptance (Nash, 2016). 9.  The p...
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