QUALITIES OF A GOOD JOURNALIST

A. Resourceful- a good journalist is supposed to be resourceful in order to gain access

credible sources of information and to gain success to all important event.
B. Critical-in order to separate truth from propaganda and dogmas that may distort
truth.
C. Objective- a journalist is supposed to put aside personal biases and should not let
his emotions cloud his judgment.
D. Conscientious - a journalist is not supposed to use his influence in order to meet
personal objectives and should be well aware of the consequences that may result from
his actions

There are three major divisions of journalism: written journalism, oral journalism and
visual journalism.
Newspapers and magazines fall under written/print journalism and are classified
as periodicals. Periodicals are publications released in regular intervals: bi-monthly,
monthly, weekly, etc.
A newspaper, compared to the magazine, prints more news and has no special
cover. Newspapers are printed in paper called newsprint. News is printed all over the
newspaper having the hottest news in the front page.
A magazine, on the other hand, has a special cover and prints less news but
more human interest stories and features. Magazines are printed in book paper and if
ever a magazine contains news, it’s brief, summarized and can only be found inside
pages. Periodicals, journals, books, graphic media and brochures are under print
media.
Radio falls under oral journalism and while television, movies and
documentaries are under oral-visual journalism. Radio and television are examples of
broadcast media while movies and documentaries are examples of film media.
Visual journalism is the practice of strategically combining words and images to
convey information. This method of storytelling enables readers to better
understand complex, sophisticated topics in a shorter amount of time. It's the job
of the storyteller to use that data to create better stories that are useful, interesting and
digestible to a wide audience. Visual journalism includes:
  editorial cartoons
 infographics,
 news design,and
 photojournalism.

OBJECTIVES OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM

Campus journalism provides students a voice. Student journalists can act as the
messengers of the student body. Campus journalism helps students improve their skills
in communication arts. The student journalists are each given regular tasks – editing,
writing, proofreading, and headline writing, among others.

a. To be an educational laboratory for practicing and perfecting journalistic skills and

techniques;
b. To provide a medium for community members to communicate information, opinions
and ideas with particular emphasis on matters of interest and concern to students;
c. To disseminate announcements and publicize College-sponsored events and student
activities;
d. To be an educational laboratory for students practicing and perfecting their
publication skills;
e. To provide an annual publication highlighting the issues and activities of the term;
f. To serve as a reflection of events, environments and personalities of the campus;
g. To be an educational laboratory for students practicing and perfecting their
publication skills;
h. To provide an annual publication highlighting the issues and activities of the term;
i. To serve as a reflection of events, environments and personalities of the campus;
j. To be an educational laboratory for students practicing and perfecting their
publication skills;
k. To provide an annual publication highlighting the issues and activities of the term; and
l. To serve as a reflection of events, environments and personalities of the campus.

FUNCTIONS OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM

a. Inform the public through the news coverage
b. Influence and mold the public opinion
c. Amuse or entertain the public
d. Serve and promote community welfare as a whole