Journalism 1CP Chapter 1 Follow Up Questions

Chap. 1 Follow Up Questions (Entry #) 1.What is the traditional definition of journalism, and why is it changing? 2.Why is it important for everyone on a publication to agree on the publication’s roles? 3.How do the journalists and the audience help to define the role of a publication? 4.How is the role of the press in a democracy similar to or different from the role of your high school press? 5.What are some practical ideas for practicing public journalism?

Discussion Questions 1.How do you think the audience at our high school is similar to and different from the general news audience? 2.What other forms of media compete with our high school newspaper for our audience? How does that affect the contents of our publication? 3.Do you think that the public journalism model would work well for our school publication? Why or why not? 4.As a gatekeeper of the news, what responsibilities do you think a journalist has toward the public? 5.Why do you think it is so hard to come up with one clear definition of journalism?