Views on Journalism

What is journalism and Who is a journalist? These are questions that can't really be answered very quickly, but I have some ideas on what I consider Journalism to be and who I consider a Journalist to be. To answer who is a journalist I must first define what I think journalism itself is. I think its reporting on events, not being bias and giving the facts of a story or event that the audience (whoever that may be) would want to know about. There is always timeliness to journalism. Whether the story is reported the day it happens or a month after it happens, there is a reason it is reported when it is to give the best information to the audience. With this said, a Journalist is someone who reports the relevant information in a timely manner and without bias in a way that their audience will care about it. It can be a tricky job, but i feel that Journalist will always have a job because there is always stuff going on that people will want to know about. A print journalist may not always have a job with all the technological advances, however, I think that journalist in general (especially broadcast and writers online) will always have the obligation to report on whats "important" to their audience. I do feel, however, a person doesn't have to have the title "journalist" to be considered one. If a person writes on a blog, or any other public medium, their information or views can be read by the mass population, therefore, they are reporting on events or ideas. I also consider this person a journalist because they are taking on the same role.