JOUA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Walter Lippmann, Shorthand, First Epistle To Timothy
Document Summary
The activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information, the product of these activities. Different from other media activities and other forms of communications. Indispensible to democratic societies: the more democratic a society is, the more it relies on journalism. Purpose: to provide verified info, so people can make better decisions. Journalism occupies a smaller space yet is more valuable. Not defined by technology, or journalists or their techniques. Defined by the function news plays in the lives of people. Keeps us informed of events, issues and characters in the world outside. A utility to empower the informed. is to provide citizens with the information they need to make the best possible decision about their lives communities their societies their governments. Journalists: know the differences and the distinctions, context is the difference. Places the public good above all else a discipline of verification.
