1. A L V I N Y A N I T A W I D Y A R A N I
N I T A B E K T I L E S T A R I
S I S K A A R I Y A N I
JOURNALISM
2. Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style that aims to provide a
service to the public by the dissemination and analysis of news and other
information. Journalistic integrity is based on the principles of truth, disclosure,
and editorial independence. Journalistic mediums can vary diversely, from print
publishing to electronic broadcasting, and from newspaper to television channels,
as well as to the web, and to digital technology.
In modern society, the news media is the chief purveyor of information
and opinion about public affairs. Journalism, however, is not always confined to
the news media or to news itself, as journalistic communication may find its way
into broader forms of expression, including literature and cinema. In some nations,
the news media is still controlled by government intervention, and is not fully an
independent body.
In a democratic society, however, access to free information plays a
central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power
equally between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities.
Access to verifiable information gathered by independent media sources, which
adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary citizens, by
empowering them with the tools they need in order to participate in the political
process.
3. The role and status of journalism, along with that of the mass media, has
undergone profound changes over the last two decades with the advent of digital
technology and publication of news on the Internet. This has created a shift in the
consumption of print media channels, as people increasingly consume news through e-
readers, smartphones, and other electronic devices, challenging news organizations to
fully monetize their digital wing, as well as improvise on the context in which they
publish news in print. Notably, in the American media landscape, newsrooms have
reduced their staff and coverage as traditional media channels, such as television,
grapple with declining audiences. For instance, between 2007 and 2012, CNN edited
its story packages into nearly half of their original time length.
This compactness in coverage has been linked to broad audience attrition, as
a large majority of respondents in recent studies show changing preferences in news
consumption. The digital era has also ushered in a new kind of journalism in which
ordinary citizens play a greater role in the process of newsmaking, with the rise of
citizen journalism being possible through the Internet. Using video camera equipped
smartphones, active citizens are now enabled to record footage of news events and
upload them onto channels like YouTube, which is often discovered and used by
mainstream news media outlets. Meanwhile, easy access to news from a variety of
online sources, like blogs and other social media, has resulted in readers being able to
pick from a wider choice of official and unofficial sources, instead of only from
traditional media organizations.
4. Answer the following questions based on the text
1. What the purpose of
journalism?
2. What are the fundamental of
journalism?
3. How do journalistic media
vary? Give some example of
journalistic.
4. Mention anothe function form
of journalistic communication
besides a news media.
5. What is the role of news media
in democratic society?
6. How does the advent of digital
technology and publication affect
the printed media?
7. How do news organization react to
the increased news cosumption
through electronic devices?
8. What meant by “citizen journalism”?
9. What the relationship between
digital era and new kind of
journalism?
10. After reading the text, how do you
reflect the content of the text with
journalism in Indonesia?
Task 1
5. Answers
1. Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style that aims to
provide a service to the public by the dissemination and analysis of
news and other information.
2. Journalistic integrity is based on the principles of truth, disclosure,
and editorial independence.
3. Journalistic mediums can vary diversely, from print publishing to
electronic broadcasting, and from newspaper to television channels,
as well as to the web, and to digital technology.
4. As journalistic communication way find ist way into broader forms of
expression, including literature and cinema.
5. In a democratic society, however, access to free information plays a
central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in
distributing power equally between governments, businesses,
individuals, and other social entities.
6. Answers
6. The role and status of journalism, along with that of the mass media, has
undergone protound changes over the last two decades with advent of
digital technology and publication of news on the internet.
7. This has created a shift in the consumption of print media channels, as
people increasingly consume news through e- redears, smartphones, and
other electronic devices, challenging news organization to fully memorize
their digital wing. As well as improvise on the context in which they
publish news in print.
8. Play a greater rule in the process of newsmaking.
9. The digital era has also ushered in a new kind of journalism in which
ordinary citizen play a greater role in the process of news.
10.Based on the text above, the journal is based on the truth and the facts
that occur, while the journalism in Indonesia news in published often
exaggerated from the facts. and it is a misuse of journalist code of ethics
in Indonesia.
7. Find the paragraph which implies the following
statements.
Statement Paragraph
1. Society can employ information access to
participate in polities.
3
2. Journalistic medium vary from printed to
electronic.
1
3. Ordinary people may play a significant role in
the process of news making.
5
4. There is a great change in the role and status of
journalism with the emergence of news
publication.
4
5. News media is the center of public information. 2
Task 2
8. Complete the following cluster with information detils from the
text and make a summary based on the clustering activity that you
have completed.
Journalism
Definition
and Function
Kind of
Journalistic
Mediums
Journalistic
in Modern
and
Democratic
Society
Task 3
9. JOURNALISM
Definition
and Function
Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style that aims to provide a
service to the public by the dissemination and analysis of news and other
information.
Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style that aims to provide a
service to the public by the dissemination and analysis of news and other
information.
Kind of
Journalistic
Mediums
Journalistic mediums can vary diversely, from print publishing to electronic
broadcasting, and from newspaper to television channels, as well as to the web,
and to digital technology.
Journalistic
in Modern
and
Democratic
Society
In modern society, the news media is the chief purveyor of information and
opinion about public affairs.
In a democratic society, however, access to free information plays a central role
in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally
between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities.
10. SUMMARY
Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style that aims to
provide a service to the public by the dissemination and analysis of
news and other information. Journalism, however, is not always
confined to the news media or to news itself, as journalistic
communication may find its way into broader forms of expression,
including literature and cinema. Journalistic mediums can vary
diversely, from print publishing to electronic broadcasting, and from
newspaper to television channels, as well as to the web, and to digital
technology. In modern society, the news media is the chief purveyor of
information and opinion about public affairs. In a democratic society,
however, access to free information plays a central role in creating a
system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally
between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities.