JOURN 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Penny Press, Market System, Party System
7 Jan 2019
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Notes: action coordination in society requires communication. Journalism system: how journalists have accomplished those functions? (basic journalistic roles, us journalism systems, party system, penny press, market system, twenty first century. Managing editor- the person in charge decided what is published, what is not published. Editors (theme/copy) - decided what is worth highlighting for everyone. In an effort to be more transparent some editors are streaming their decision process live: there is also a copy editor that does fact checking. Reporters- (life of the news room): investigating, getting stories, shooting stories, in the past specialization was important for reporters but this is not so true anymore. Ombudsperson- (people you contact if you feel like you have been misrepresented) Opinion writers/columnist- (strong distinction between columnist and reporters: they talk about things that would interest readers, it is clear that is opinions not facts, though it may also contain facts. In reporter stories you should expect to see facts not stories: ex.
