School:Journalism/Intro

Welcome to the School of Journalism in Wikiversity

Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. Those who practice the craft are known as journalists. Journalism may be dangerous, but is considered essential in the modern world.

News-oriented journalism is often described as 'the first draft of history.' Although journalists frequently write news articles to a deadline, publishers usually proofread and copyedit submissions prior to publication.

"'The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper.' -Stanislaw Lee, Polish poet (1962)"