Journalists are mostly defined by the roles they perform in their daily works and tasks. Journalists are sometimes known as the all-news-media personnel who have editorial responsibility for the preparation or transmission of news stories or other basic information units. In the previous lesson under journalism, we got to know that journalism entails the gathering, assessment, creation and presentation of news stories. Based on this, we can deduce the definition of a journalist as the professional responsible for gathering, assessing, creating and disseminating news stories and facts to the public through the various available mass media. A journalist’s solemn aim is to always alert the public and share new stories with them. There are various issues happening around us yet we do not have the ‘eyes’ to see them; it takes the expertise and experience of a journalist to discover such issues and report them to the public. A journalist does not only write and disseminate news to the public, but they also photograph as we discussed in the forms of journalism.

Daily news and updates are always expected to be coming from journalists. They are therefore relied upon to present news in a concise and objective manner without any biases or addition of emotions. A journalist goes beyond wherever it is expected of them just to cover stories and share to the public. That is why there are investigative and crime journalists who sometimes risks it all just to cover stories of public interest and benefit. Journalists sometimes go the extreme of building relationships, banging on people’s door just to get access to information and present them. That is who a journalist is and that is what differentiate them from news anchors and news presenters who are always in the studio to present news covered by the journalists. For journalists, writing a news story could be done everywhere, whether a hotel, in the house or even office. Have you ever imagined how journalists are able to produce news out of interviews? This is the reason why they are journalists, they are created to fit everywhere and perform their functions.

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The first human diversity to consider is the racial diversity. Racial from the word race. There are over seven billion people worldwide and there are many races as well. The estimated figure mentioned above are all humans so despite the racial differences, there is no race that is more human than the other. Every race is unique and must be tolerated in the world society. However, in some parts of the world, people tend to abuse others because of their race despite living with them in the same society. In the European countries for instance, black people are normally marginalized as the whites see them to be inferior despite the various measures being put in place to curb this racial abuse.

There are some races that are finding it difficult to fit-in in some western countries and even all over the world. People try to deprive people of their human rights in the name of their race. There are various police brutality incidences happening each and every day against some races who the society assume are criminals, are thieves or even not fully humans. There African players who are suffering a lot on the various European pitches because of racial abuse. It is not only Africans who are victims of this racial abuse, Asians are being abused, and even Latinos, Arabs, and most importantly Albinos even though they are not a race. However, as a society, it is advisable to respect the various race differences and include them. People should not be deprived of certain roles in the society because of their race, no one had a choice to choose a race he or she must belong to.

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New media is basically the tools, services and applications that have paved way for two-way communication. People interacting with each other in the global village, people having the opportunity to also create contents whiles consuming other creator’s contents and people being able to give feedbacks and opinions to mass media is all because of the new media. On a social networking site like Facebook, there are varieties of contents that are accessible there including photos, videos, and texts. These are all forms of media contents yet a single platform has the capacity to show all of these contents. This is what is termed as multimedia.

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The academic world is in the midst of a plagiarism pandemic. With the ease of access to information and the pressure to produce results, plagiarism has become a rampant problem in academia. This crisis has far-reaching implications for the quality of academic writing and the integrity of the research process. In this blog, we will explore the plagiarism pandemic and its implications for academic writing.

Academic writing is in crisis. The concept of plagiarism has been around for centuries, but it has only become a major problem in the last few decades. There are a number of factors that have contributed to the plagiarism pandemic, and it is important to understand these factors in order to avoid plagiarism in your own work.

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The English language has a variety of rules that govern its use. These rules are known as the “rules of concord.” Concord is an important aspect of English grammar and is used to ensure that a sentence is grammatically correct. The rules of concord are not always easy to remember, but they are essential for speaking and writing correctly. This guide by mymediajourney will explain the basics of concord and how to use it correctly in your own writing.

As a student, you will be expected to know the rules of concord. Concord is the grammatical agreement between parts of speech in a sentence. This guide will explain the basics of concord so that you can avoid making mistakes in your writing.

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In journalism, journalists are opined to write news stories that are educating, informing, entertain, and persuading others. News stories are real-life situations therefore it is factual. It is real so journalists are to report on accurate news.

Journalists rely on sources to get these facts and these facts are based on evidence or proof. Thus journalists are expected to provide shreds of evidence for whatever they are reporting. In journalistic writing, these shreds of evidence come in the form of videos, pictures, recordings, quotes, and attributions.

Why is Attribution Necessary?
Attribution in journalistic writing is stating who said something. Attribution is important in all aspects of media including television and radio. Journalists attribute so that their readers know who is what, who is speaking or where the information comes from. Attribution gives the information credibility. We attribute what we do not observe or know to be factual. Attribution can be used for both spoken and written information. Spoken information that is attributed is gathered from interviews, films, radio, and television stations. Written information that is attributed is gathered from speeches, books, reports, and newspapers.

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COMPOSING THE LEAD AND THE STORY STRUCTURE

What comes to mind when you hear the word lead? In our everyday activities at workplaces or in group studies, there is always someone who is a leader or the lead. When someone leads you, the person shows you where to go and becomes your leader. Let's bring this idea to our journalistic context. The lead and inverted pyramid in journalistic writing is the subject matter at this point. Lead is an opening paragraph in a write-up. It is the most important part of a news story. Mymediajourney is here to educate you on all of this.

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In everything we do, there are rules governing them for us to do it right and so do rules exist in journalistic writing. In our last article, we looked at the choice of words to use in writing your journalistic write-ups. What you can write and what you cannot. In this article, our focus is on how relevant punctuations, quotes, and AP Style are when writing your news stories thus punctuations, quotes, and AP style in journalistic writing. In every writing, punctuations are important. It shows how sentences should be read and makes the message clear. You can't just write without punctuation. We said in our previous article that you need to consider your readers when writing journalistic pieces and make sure your message is easy to understand and to use properly.

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The canons of rhetoric in public speaking were originally developed by the great philosopher, Aristotle to help deliver effective messages or information. We could recall from the last session on public speaking about the persuasive appeals of Aristotle. Those were the various ways a public speaker could deploy into his or her public speaking profession. They were the ethos, logos, and pathos. (You can refer to the previous lesson on public speaking). The canons of rhetoric unlike persuasive appeals, help a public speaker to develop an effective message that would be able to inform and persuade the listeners or audiences.

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There are rules governing the choice of words in journalistic writing. This means that, as a journalist, a writer, or a media practitioner, there are certain words or writing styles that should be adopted or better still abolished. This is what is termed diction in journalistic writing. From the previous lesson, we got to know about the various journalistic genres in journalistic writing. How do we apply those genres in our journalistic writings? This lesson or article provides the various ways and rules to apply in journalistic writing.

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The Longman Contemporary Dictionary defines Reading as perceiving a written text to understand its contents. There is a saying that readers are the masters. Anyone who possesses reading skills possesses a skill that surpasses many. We read in our daily lives. Reading is part of us but do we love it at all? Some read because they are forced to do it in various institutions, especially schools. You are not a freak or wrong when you despise reading; reading skills are acquired and sometimes given by birth and so you are not at fault when you are a reading phobia. However, as the world progresses and technology advances, and so does education; there are various methods one can follow to acquire exceptional reading skills and this article will reveal all those methods to you.

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The term “journalistic genres” refers to the various journalism styles, fields, or separate ways of writing accounts of various events. These journalistic genres include informative or news genres, Opinionative genres, Interpretative genres, Interactive genres, Non – journalistic genres. Let’s take them one after the other and know what they are;

Informative/News Genre
We discussed what news is and we know news gives information about current events to the public. This type of journalistic write-up gives information by acting as social surveillance. It serves as a watchdog or monitors and gathers information across the country. This type of writing brings news on events, issues, and personalities to the audience. Examples are; news, in brief, news reports, press releases, and feature articles.

Opinionative Genre
This genre help journalists express their opinions, and ideas about particular events or issues. This journalistic write-up creates a forum for ideas to be shared by individuals. It provides a subjective viewpoint on issues, unlike the informative genres that are objective. Examples are the Editorials, Columns, and Reviews.

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In our last article, we looked at what journalistic write-up is and the ABC principles of journalistic writing. In this article, we will be looking at the features, and functions of journalistic writing and news.

Features Of Journalistic Writing

The previous article talked about the ABC principles and in this article, we will be looking at what qualities should a journalistic write-up possess. The following are the qualities;

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Communication as we saw earlier is a broad topic on its own which entails a lot. A lot of scholars developed their views about communication and it seems all those views are considered to be true; it has led to the broad area of communication. In order not to confuse learners, especially university students, it is advisable not to talk about forms, types, etc of communication but we can just look from the angle of terminologies in communication and the four language skills to make things simple.

There are a couple of terminologies in communication but the keys one would be considered in this article. They are;

Intrapersonal Communication vs Interpersonal Communication

Verbal Communication vs Non-verbal Communication

Public Communication vs Mass Communication

Please read more here [url]Communication as we saw earlier is a broad topic on its own which entails a lot. A lot of scholars developed their views about communication and it seems all those views are considered to be true; it has led to the broad area of communication. In order not to confuse learners, especially university students, it is advisable not to talk about forms, types, etc of communication but we can just look from the angle of terminologies in communication and the four language skills to make things simple.

There are a couple of terminologies in communication but the keys one would be considered in this article. They are;

Intrapersonal Communication vs Interpersonal Communication

Verbal Communication vs Non-verbal Communication

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Communication can be seen from a broader sense since it’s always part of us. There have been scholars who through their dictionaries, have provided different meanings to communication. Below are some of the definitions of communication by some famous dictionaries and scholars;



The Longman Dictionary defines Communication as “the process by which people exchange information or express their thoughts and feelings”.



Louis Allen also defined Communication as “the sum of all the things one person does when he wants to create understanding in the mind of another.”



Keith Davis defined communication as “a process of passing information and understanding from one person to another.”



The Cambridge Dictionary defines Communication as “the various methods of sending information between people and places, especially phones, computers, radio, etc.”



The Oxford Dictionary in 2019 defined Communication as “The transmission or exchange of information, knowledge, or ideas, by means of speech, writing, mechanical or electronic media.”


There are many of them, more of them that can’t be captured in this article. A lot of definitions were developed by many great scholars based on their observations on the communication on daily basis. Based o the few definitions provided above, it can be observed that most of the scholars talked about thoughts and feelings or understanding. Others also emphasized on the transmission which means transmission is always through a medium or channel. Communication always begins with a process and a source. As I am communicating with you through this article, the source here becomes me and the mode of transmission or channel becomes the phone, tablet, laptop or any electronic device you use in accessing this article. The fact that you read and understand this piece means you are the destination of the information being communicated to you. Let’s dive into the communication process;

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The meriam-webster.com defines a model as a pattern or figure of something to be made. Models of communication here indicate the various ways communication is achieved in our day-to-day life and especially in public speaking. It would be uncivilized on the part of a public speaker who knows not the models of communication and this is why mymediajourney.com has come to help solve all these issues in the media world.

Shannon and Weaver propounded the first ever communication model in history. Their main aim was to use the propounded model of communication on radios and televisions but by the time they realized this, humans have adopted it into their day-to-day life of communication. The models broadened and eventually, two other models were added later. The three models are the linear model of communication, the interactional model of communication, and finally, the transactional model of communication.

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We say public speaking is a formal form of communication and when something is formal; it is official and it is that communication that is used to inform, inform here means educating us on something, to inspire or to imbue; to persuade the audiences and to entertain a group of listeners. (O’ Hair & Wieman,( 2012)are saying that before a speaker speaks the former has to have a reason for speaking and the motive behind the message. The audiences also have to give the speaker attention and without the attention of the listeners, the speaker has no reason for speaking and the message is meant to accomplish a specific goal whether to inform, persuade or entertain.

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What is an Academic Essay?
The term academic essay contains two words that are used in the same discourse community. The Oxford Dictionary defines or explains Academic as education or scholarship. The keyword here is education, Other translations have it that academic means a scholar or teacher at a higher educational level.

Writing on the other hand according to the Longman Dictionary defines that it is a short piece of writing about a particular subject by a student as part of a course of study. So any writing by a student or scholar about a special subject or field of study can be termed an essay.

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The term Journalistic writing comes with an ambiguous meaning since there are two different mature words combined. ‘journalistic’ is a word on its own whiles ‘writing’ is another word on its own. What then would convince scholars to combine these two words to generate a term? The updated format of the introduction to journalistic writing would expose you to all these mysteries.

What is the meaning of Journalistic?

You may have probably heard journalistic elsewhere and from the word journalism in particular. According to a definition from vocabulary.com, it defines journalistic is the things relating to writing or reporting news and stories. One can observe that most journalistic pieces or reports are mostly found in the newspapers aside the news broadcasting.

Gone were the days when journalistic jobs were mainly about writing news stories and publishing them. Things have changed today and so have the ways of journalism.
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