Electronic Journalism Overview

Today when the world is shrinking all thanks to modern means of communication, speed is everything. It’s not the age when you wait for the latest news through your morning newspapers. Instead it is available to you through the electronic medium of television, radio and Internet. 

 

Journalism is concerned with collection and dissemination of news through the print as well as the electronic media. Print Journalism includes newspapers, magazines and journals where as Electronic journalism includes working for Radio, Television and the Web. 

 

Journalists play a major role in the development of nation. It is through them that we get information about daily happenings in the society. The purpose of journalism itself is to inform and interpret, educate and enlighten the people. In today’s time, simple reporting of events is no more sufficient, and requires more specialization and professionalism. Journalists specialize in diverse areas, such as politics, finance and economics, investigation, culture and sports for newspapers and periodicals.

 

In electronic journalism one can be a reporter, writer, editor, researcher, correspondent and anchor.