REPUBLIC ACT NO.

7079
 
 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND
PROMOTION OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
 CAMPUS JOURNALISM
  IS DEFINED AS “THAT ENJOYABLE ACTIVITY
OF THE STAFF OF THE CAMPUS PAPER IN
COLLECTING, ORGANIZING AND PRESENTING
NEWS, WRITING EDITORIALS, COLUMNS,
FEATURES, AND LITERARY ARTICLES, TAKING
PICTURES, CARTOONING, COPY READING,
PROOFREADING, DUMMYING & WRITING
HEADLINES”.
JOURNALISM- IS A FORM OF WRITING THAT TELLS
PEOPLE ABOUT THINGS THAT REALLY HAPPENED,
BUT THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT
ALREADY.

JOURNALISTS- PEOPLE WHO WRITE JOURNALISM.

THEY MIGHT WORK AT NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES,
WEBSITES OR FOR TV OR RADIO STATIONS.
TYPES OF JOURNALISM REGARDING HARD NEWS:

1. INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM DEALS WITH
OBJECTIVELY WORKING TOWARDS UNCOVERING THE
HIDDEN TRUTH OR FACTS ON A GIVEN MATTER, PERSON,
TOPIC OF INTEREST OR AN EVENT. 
2. POLITICAL JOURNALISM
THIS IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE SERIOUS
TYPES OF JOURNALISM.

THREE CATEGORIES:
1. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS
2. NATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS
3. LOCAL POLITICAL NEWS
3. CRIME JOURNALISM
A CRIME JOURNALIST WRITES AND
RESEARCHES ABOUT CRIMINAL EVENTS
FOR MEDIA OUTLETS LIKE NEWSPAPERS,
TELEVISION, MAGAZINES OR OTHER
PLATFORMS. THE JOURNALISTS CONDUCT
INTERVIEWS AND ALSO ATTEND COURT
HEARINGS. 
4. BUSINESS JOURNALISM
FREE FLOW OF COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN TWO BUSINESSES OR COMPANIES
IS HEALTHY FOR A COUNTRY’S ECONOMY.
BECAUSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION, THE
ECONOMY REMAINS HIGHLY INTERLINKED.
TYPES OF JOURNALISM REGARDING SOFT NEWS:
SOFT NEWS COVERS LESS SERIOUS ISSUES LIKE
CELEBRITIES, ARTS, SPORTS AND CULTURE. CHECK OUT
THE TYPES OF JOURNALISM ON THE BASIS OF SOFT NEWS
BELOW.
1. ARTS JOURNALISM
THIS TYPE OF JOURNALISM IS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE
ART. ARTS JOURNALISM COVERS VARIOUS FORMS OF ARTS
LIKE MUSIC, DANCE, FILMS, LITERATURE, PAINTING,
DRAMA, POETRY, ETC. 
2. CELEBRITY JOURNALISM
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE WORD ‘PAPARAZZI’ HAS
BECOME VERY POPULAR. THIS TERM IS DESIGNATED TO
CELEBRITY JOURNALISTS. A JOURNALIST IN THIS FIELD
WORKS TO GATHER INFORMATION ON CELEBRITIES BE IT
ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL LIVES OR ABOUT THEIR MOVIES
OR SHOWS OR PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
A CELEBRITY JOURNALIST ALSO INTERVIEWS
CELEBRITIES AND REPORTS GOSSIPS AS FANS ALWAYS
WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE LIVES OF THE
PEOPLE THEY ADMIRE.
3. EDUCATION JOURNALISM
EDUCATION JOURNALISM DEALS WITH REPORTING
DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTS HAPPENING IN
THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. THE MAIN FOCUS OF AN
EDUCATION JOURNALIST IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS
ABOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

4. SPORTS JOURNALISM
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, A SPORTS JOURNALIST
COVERS NEWS RELATED TO A SPORTS SERIES, EVENT OR A
SPORTSPERSON. 
5. LIFESTYLE JOURNALISM
LIFESTYLE JOURNALISM SERVES THIS
PURPOSE BY DELIVERING NEWS RELATED TO
LEISURE, MUSIC, COOKING, GARDENING,
ENTERTAINMENT, HOME DECOR, FASHION,
SHOPPING, EXERCISES, YOGA, AND HEALTHY
EATING HABITS. 
TYPES OF JOURNALISM BASED ON THE MEDIUM OF
DELIVERY:
1. CYBER/ ONLINE/ DIGITAL JOURNALISM
CYBER JOURNALISM OR ONLINE JOURNALISM
OR DIGITAL JOURNALISM IS THE LATEST TYPE OF
JOURNALISM. THIS DEALS WITH DELIVERING THE
DIFFERENT INTERNET PLATFORMS. 
2. PRINT JOURNALISM
THIS TYPE OF JOURNALISM DEALS WITH
DELIVERING NEWS THROUGH NEWSPAPERS,
MAGAZINES, ETC. 
3. BROADCAST/ TV/ RADIO JOURNALISM
THIS KIND OF JOURNALISM DEALS WITH
BROADCASTING NEWS THROUGH TELEVISION OR
RADIO. 
RESEARCH WORK:

1. CAREER OPTIONS
2. ELEMENTS NEWS
3. DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION
4. SCIENCE WRITING
5. TECHNICAL WRITING