Journalism

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her my blog part of activity. Given by my Ma'am, This blog sumitted to Department of  English Maharaja KruashnKumarsinhji Bhavnagar University.


Journalism:-

• Words 'Journalism' have their origin in the French word 'Journal' meaning a book it has it's origin in turn in the Roman word 'journalist' meaning daily.

• Journalism is instant history, an account of history as it is being made. Journalism is a report of things as they appear at the moment of writing not a definitive study of a situation. Journalism is a contemporary report of the changing scene intended to inform readers of what is happening around them.

here i want introduced two writing of journalism first is lead writing second is feature writing.

Feature Writing:- 

• Feature writing is a part of journalism which make to creative story for mass media. Moreover its explore information of certain subject with deep way. Feature journalism it escapes the hard-news format allowing the creative writers among us to write feature articles in an inventive and compelling way. Features are built from facts. 

• nothing in them is made up or embellished. But in features, these facts are embedded in or interwoven with scenes and small stories that show rather than simply tell the information that is conveyed. Features are grounded in time, in place and in characters who inhabit both. often features are framed by the specific experiences of those who drive the news or those who are affected by it. The best journalism engages as it informs.

• Feature journalism is creative journalism. It escapes the hard-news format allowing the creative writers among us to write feature articles in an inventive and compelling way. Unlike short and to the point news articles, feature articles deal with a subject in greater depth and, usually, at greater length.

Lead writing:-

• The lead in a feature or opinion piece often introduces rather than summarizes the rest. The first few sentences in any article are critical. Each one must be provocative and compel the reader to continue reading. Without such a hook, or "lead", you risk losing your reader. Charley states that "an effective lead is a 'brief, sharp statement of the story's essential facts".

• Called leads or "leases", they must convey essential information, set the tone and entice people to continue reading. A lead is the first paragraph or several paragraphs of a story be it a blog entry or a long article. Getting them truly involved is the duty of the rest of the story , getting them to that point is the job of the lead.

• Journalistic leads emphasize grabbing the attention of the reader. In journalism, the failure to mention the most important, interesting or attention-grabbing elements of a story in the first paragraph is sometimes called "burying the lead".

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