Kai Hughes

Journalism: Theory and Practice Kai Hughes

The production and distribution of reports on recent events is known as journalism. A few forms of journalism are access journalism, advocacy journalism, broadcast journalism and citizen journalism. Journalistic media include print, television, internet and radio. Journalism can be produced by media organizations or individuals. There are no universal codes of conduct for the journalists, but there are common core elements present in all codes. These elements include remaining objective, being honest and providing the truth. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practice of journalism. Its objective is to give a general view of the different areas of this field. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge.