- noun
1. the occupation of reporting, writing editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
(As defined on Dictionary.com)
Dictionary.com may have to update it's definition of Journalism because the description above seems to be very vague compared to the action that really goes down in the newsroom of The Toronto Star. The generalization of a print journalist would be someone who reports the news, writes articles and edits them. But that is only the tip of the iceberg for those who work at The Toronto Star. Journalists and photographers have a lot more responsibilities when it comes to delivering news than what they are known for doing. Many journalists not only have to come up with their stories and write and edit their articles but they must also be multifaceted. Many journalists are knowledgeable in more than one aspect of delivering the news. They are not only familiar with writing, but they may also be responsible for layouts. They have responsibilities of capturing their reader's interest and attention before they even start reading by a visual mean. Photographers also have other responsibilities besides just snapping photos. They are responsible for capturing certain angles to visually correspond with the story that it may be paired with. Those who work in the graphics department are responsible for specifically enhancing photos. For example, making a dark photo brighter and clearer for print or adjusting the colours of the photo to make them look better and realistic on print.
All these attributes of delivering the news must all be done by the deadline. The essence of working in a newsroom to deliver the news to the public is time. Events, issues and developing stories have no end which means that the newsroom has the responsibility of delivering news while it is still fresh, otherwise, it is already considered as old news. One way that The Toronto Star keeps up with delivering the news is by planning ahead. Catherine Pike explained that they already have many news features lined up for the next week or even the next month. Photographers are also very pressed for time when it comes to displaying their photos right away. Richard Lautens said that their photographers usually use their iPhones to capture quick photos that they are able to send right away to be displayed online before the actual photos taken by their camera get uploaded, enhanced and posted.
To become successful in the print journalism business, one must be very versatile because there are a lot of roles to be played, one must also be organized and uses time wisely and most importantly, one must be dedicated and passionate in what they do.
1. the occupation of reporting, writing editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
(As defined on Dictionary.com)
Dictionary.com may have to update it's definition of Journalism because the description above seems to be very vague compared to the action that really goes down in the newsroom of The Toronto Star. The generalization of a print journalist would be someone who reports the news, writes articles and edits them. But that is only the tip of the iceberg for those who work at The Toronto Star. Journalists and photographers have a lot more responsibilities when it comes to delivering news than what they are known for doing. Many journalists not only have to come up with their stories and write and edit their articles but they must also be multifaceted. Many journalists are knowledgeable in more than one aspect of delivering the news. They are not only familiar with writing, but they may also be responsible for layouts. They have responsibilities of capturing their reader's interest and attention before they even start reading by a visual mean. Photographers also have other responsibilities besides just snapping photos. They are responsible for capturing certain angles to visually correspond with the story that it may be paired with. Those who work in the graphics department are responsible for specifically enhancing photos. For example, making a dark photo brighter and clearer for print or adjusting the colours of the photo to make them look better and realistic on print.
All these attributes of delivering the news must all be done by the deadline. The essence of working in a newsroom to deliver the news to the public is time. Events, issues and developing stories have no end which means that the newsroom has the responsibility of delivering news while it is still fresh, otherwise, it is already considered as old news. One way that The Toronto Star keeps up with delivering the news is by planning ahead. Catherine Pike explained that they already have many news features lined up for the next week or even the next month. Photographers are also very pressed for time when it comes to displaying their photos right away. Richard Lautens said that their photographers usually use their iPhones to capture quick photos that they are able to send right away to be displayed online before the actual photos taken by their camera get uploaded, enhanced and posted.
To become successful in the print journalism business, one must be very versatile because there are a lot of roles to be played, one must also be organized and uses time wisely and most importantly, one must be dedicated and passionate in what they do.
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