The Public: The Premise of Journalism.
Journalism can be summed up simply as the profession of producing a reliable source of news to inform the public. The great journalist Joseph Pulitzier stressed that news is a “combination of entertainment, information and public service.” Public service may be the most important element. As Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron stated in his commencement speech at CUNY, “our job is to give the public the information it needs and deserves to know.” Journalist must report accurate information to the community for their needs and interest. This imperative element of the public in Journalism is demonstrated in the article, Who, What, When, Where, Why and How, which published numerous answers to the …show more content…
These news values stated by Melvin Mencher in What is News, are the following: impact/importance, timeliness, prominence, proximity, conflict, the unusual, currency, and necessity. Additionally, to improve the connection with the community can be done by making these news sources a reliable source of information. But how does a journalist accomplish that difficult task? As Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron states, the journalist must listen to the community by “getting out of the office, talking to people in our communities and around the country, seeking to understand them, and doing our homework.” Baron goes on to express that journalist during the Presidential election, “largely failed to focus on the depth of anxiety and grievance in America: The severe hurt felt by those who had seen opportunities vanish for themselves and their families. It is our job to hear all people. And to listen closely. And to give the people of America insights into each other.” All these factors allows for this connection that journalism needs and, as stated by Ariana Huffington, chair, president and editor in chief of Huffington Post Media Group, “gives people a true sense of their world, help their neighbor and make their communities, and their world, a better place.” Journalism done right creates a world of knowledgeable people of a mind of their
Journalism can be summed up simply as the profession of producing a reliable source of news to inform the public. The great journalist Joseph Pulitzier stressed that news is a “combination of entertainment, information and public service.” Public service may be the most important element. As Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron stated in his commencement speech at CUNY, “our job is to give the public the information it needs and deserves to know.” Journalist must report accurate information to the community for their needs and interest. This imperative element of the public in Journalism is demonstrated in the article, Who, What, When, Where, Why and How, which published numerous answers to the …show more content…
These news values stated by Melvin Mencher in What is News, are the following: impact/importance, timeliness, prominence, proximity, conflict, the unusual, currency, and necessity. Additionally, to improve the connection with the community can be done by making these news sources a reliable source of information. But how does a journalist accomplish that difficult task? As Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron states, the journalist must listen to the community by “getting out of the office, talking to people in our communities and around the country, seeking to understand them, and doing our homework.” Baron goes on to express that journalist during the Presidential election, “largely failed to focus on the depth of anxiety and grievance in America: The severe hurt felt by those who had seen opportunities vanish for themselves and their families. It is our job to hear all people. And to listen closely. And to give the people of America insights into each other.” All these factors allows for this connection that journalism needs and, as stated by Ariana Huffington, chair, president and editor in chief of Huffington Post Media Group, “gives people a true sense of their world, help their neighbor and make their communities, and their world, a better place.” Journalism done right creates a world of knowledgeable people of a mind of their