The difference between journalism and reporting (if there is any)
Sunday, December 13, 2009
By Michelle Zimmerman
Journalism and reporting consideribly have the same criteria but what makes them different is the question being determined.
George Snell, an American media commentator claims that these two categories hold a significance difference from one another. According to Snell reporting lies along the lines of getting right to the point, stating facts, and moving on. Journalism on the other hand focuses more on the situation itself and multiple facts and descriptions that support a journalist's work.
Where do we find reporting? The Internet. Where do we find journalism? The printed press. This is yet another of the multiple difference between reporting and journalism. Any one in the media business knows that since the rise of reporting news via Internet has hurt the revenue of newspapers around the world.
It can be assumed that people search for the easiest and most sufficient ways of finding news. The generations are no longer seeking the full page story but rather the few paragraphs that give the most important details in a matter of seconds.
People will continue to gather their news whichever way is easier, therefore the newspapers have every reason to be worried.
