The rapid advancement of information media today is enough to give a significant progress. Print and electronic media were competing against each other so that speed if the hunter did not doubt the news is demanded creativity in delivering information. Mastering the basics of journalistic knowledge is very important capital when we go in this world. The presence of the media are no longer limited to the actual transmitter of the information society, but the media also have a heavy responsibility in presenting the facts to always act objectively in any news.
What Is Journalism?
According to Kris Budiman, journalism (journalistiek, Netherlands) can be limited briefly as the preparation, writing, editing, and delivering news to the public through specific media channels. Journalism covers the activities of coverage until the distribution to the public. Previously, journalism in the narrow sense is also called a print publication. Today is not only limited understanding through print media such as newspapers, magazines, etc.., But extends to electronic media such as radio or television. Based on the media used include print journalism (print journalism), electronics (electronic journalism). Lately it has also evolved in a connected journalism (online journalism).
Journalism or journalism, according to Luwi Ishwara (2005), has characteristics that are essential for our attention.
a. Skeptical
Skepticism is an attitude to always question everything, to doubt what is acceptable, and be alert all the certainty that is not easily fooled. The essence of skepticism is the doubt. Media must not satisfied with the surface of an event and are reluctant to remind that there are deficiencies in the community. Journalists must go into the field, struggling, and dig up things that are mutually exclusive.
b. Act (action)
Journalists do not wait until that event comes, but he will find and observe the sharpness of instinct, a journalist.
c. Change
Change is the primary law of journalism. Media no longer as a supplier of information, but a facilitator, a filter and the meaning of an information giver.
d. Arts and Professions
Reporters saw with fresh eyes at every event to capture the unique aspects.
e. Role of the Press
Press as a reporter, acting as eyes and ears of the public, reported the events outside of the knowledge society with a neutral and unbiased. In addition, the press also should act as interpreters, public representatives, the role of guard, and policy makers and advocacy.
News
When discussing about journalism, our minds are certainly more likely to focus on the word "news" or "news". So what's news? News (news) based on the limitations of Kris Budiman is a report about an event or events that the latest (actual); reports on actual facts, draw attention, is considered important, or unusual. "News" itself contains an important sense, that is from the word "new" meaning "new." So, the news must have novelty value, or is always the actuality. From the word "news" itself, we can menjabarkannya with "north", "east", "west", and "south". News that the seeker must acquire information from the four sources of wind directions.
Furthermore, based on its type, Kris Budiman differentiate into "straight news" which contains reports of political events, economics, social issues, and crime, often referred to as hard news (hard news). While the "straight news" about things such as sports, arts, entertainment, hobbies, electronics, etc.., Categorized as mild or soft news (soft news). In addition, well known type of news that is called "feature" or a news story. This species is more of a narrative, a story about the human aspects (human interest). A "feature" is not too dependent on the values of news and factuality. There is another called investigative news (investigative news), containing results of investigation of a journalist or a team is complete and in-depth reporting.
News Values
A news, if presented must contain news value in it. News value that includes some things, like the following.
1. Objective: based on the facts, unbiased.
2. Actual: latest, not "stale".
3. Remarkable: huge, strange, weird, is not common.
4. Important: the influence or impact for many people; concerning important people / famous.
5. Distance: familiarity, proximity (geographical, cultural, psychological).
Five of the above news by Kris Budiman was considered adequate in preparing the news. However, Masri Sareb Putra in his book "Engineering News and Feature Writing", instead giving twelve news value in writing news (2006: 33). Twelve of them are these:
1. something unique,
2. something extraordinary,
3. something rare,
4. something experienced / done / happen to people (figure) is important,
5. concerning the public desires,
6. hidden,
7. something difficult to enter,
8. something that has not been widely / generally known,
9. thinking of important figures,
10. comments / words of important figures,
11. behavior / life of important figures, and
12. Another remarkable thing.
In fact, not all values will we use in a news writing. The most important thing is the existence of timeliness and objectivity preposing seen in such content.
Anatomy of News and Elements
Like our bodies, the news also has parts, among which are as follows.
1. The title or headline (headline).
2. Classified date (dateline).
3. Terrace News (lead or intro).
4. News body (body).
The sections above are arranged in an integrated way in the story. The composition of the most often heard is the inverted pyramid. This method is news only further highlight the core. Or in other words, more emphasis on things that are new to the public before a special thing. The aim is to facilitate or accelerate the reader in knowing what is preached; also to facilitate the editors to cut part is not / less important which is located at the very bottom of the body of the news (Budiman 2005). By always prioritizing the elements that form the facts in each portion, mainly on news of the body. By continuously minimizing non-factual aspects of the trend would be an opinion.
For that, a story must contain "facts" it contains elements of 5W + 1H. This is similar to what is meant by Lasswell, one of the communication experts (Masri Sareb 2006: 38).
1. Who - who is involved in it?
2. What - what is going on in an event?
3. Where - where the occurrence of the event?
4. Why - why it happened?
5. When - when did it happen?
6. How - how did it happen?
Not only limited to news, other forms of journalism, especially in print media, is a form of opinion. This can be a form of opinion editorials (editorials), opinion articles or columns (column), corner and mail readers.
News sources
Another important point which is required in a process of journalism is on the news source. There are a few guidelines that can assist the collection of information, as disclosed by Eugene J. Webb and Jerry R. Salancik (Luwi Iswara 2005: 67) following.
1. Direct and indirect observations of news situations.
2. Interview process.
3. Search or research materials through a public document.
4. Participation in events.
Presumably brief article on basics of journalism at the top would do more to help us when our creative process in writing journalism.
What Is Journalism?
According to Kris Budiman, journalism (journalistiek, Netherlands) can be limited briefly as the preparation, writing, editing, and delivering news to the public through specific media channels. Journalism covers the activities of coverage until the distribution to the public. Previously, journalism in the narrow sense is also called a print publication. Today is not only limited understanding through print media such as newspapers, magazines, etc.., But extends to electronic media such as radio or television. Based on the media used include print journalism (print journalism), electronics (electronic journalism). Lately it has also evolved in a connected journalism (online journalism).
Journalism or journalism, according to Luwi Ishwara (2005), has characteristics that are essential for our attention.
a. Skeptical
Skepticism is an attitude to always question everything, to doubt what is acceptable, and be alert all the certainty that is not easily fooled. The essence of skepticism is the doubt. Media must not satisfied with the surface of an event and are reluctant to remind that there are deficiencies in the community. Journalists must go into the field, struggling, and dig up things that are mutually exclusive.
b. Act (action)
Journalists do not wait until that event comes, but he will find and observe the sharpness of instinct, a journalist.
c. Change
Change is the primary law of journalism. Media no longer as a supplier of information, but a facilitator, a filter and the meaning of an information giver.
d. Arts and Professions
Reporters saw with fresh eyes at every event to capture the unique aspects.
e. Role of the Press
Press as a reporter, acting as eyes and ears of the public, reported the events outside of the knowledge society with a neutral and unbiased. In addition, the press also should act as interpreters, public representatives, the role of guard, and policy makers and advocacy.
News
When discussing about journalism, our minds are certainly more likely to focus on the word "news" or "news". So what's news? News (news) based on the limitations of Kris Budiman is a report about an event or events that the latest (actual); reports on actual facts, draw attention, is considered important, or unusual. "News" itself contains an important sense, that is from the word "new" meaning "new." So, the news must have novelty value, or is always the actuality. From the word "news" itself, we can menjabarkannya with "north", "east", "west", and "south". News that the seeker must acquire information from the four sources of wind directions.
Furthermore, based on its type, Kris Budiman differentiate into "straight news" which contains reports of political events, economics, social issues, and crime, often referred to as hard news (hard news). While the "straight news" about things such as sports, arts, entertainment, hobbies, electronics, etc.., Categorized as mild or soft news (soft news). In addition, well known type of news that is called "feature" or a news story. This species is more of a narrative, a story about the human aspects (human interest). A "feature" is not too dependent on the values of news and factuality. There is another called investigative news (investigative news), containing results of investigation of a journalist or a team is complete and in-depth reporting.
News Values
A news, if presented must contain news value in it. News value that includes some things, like the following.
1. Objective: based on the facts, unbiased.
2. Actual: latest, not "stale".
3. Remarkable: huge, strange, weird, is not common.
4. Important: the influence or impact for many people; concerning important people / famous.
5. Distance: familiarity, proximity (geographical, cultural, psychological).
Five of the above news by Kris Budiman was considered adequate in preparing the news. However, Masri Sareb Putra in his book "Engineering News and Feature Writing", instead giving twelve news value in writing news (2006: 33). Twelve of them are these:
1. something unique,
2. something extraordinary,
3. something rare,
4. something experienced / done / happen to people (figure) is important,
5. concerning the public desires,
6. hidden,
7. something difficult to enter,
8. something that has not been widely / generally known,
9. thinking of important figures,
10. comments / words of important figures,
11. behavior / life of important figures, and
12. Another remarkable thing.
In fact, not all values will we use in a news writing. The most important thing is the existence of timeliness and objectivity preposing seen in such content.
Anatomy of News and Elements
Like our bodies, the news also has parts, among which are as follows.
1. The title or headline (headline).
2. Classified date (dateline).
3. Terrace News (lead or intro).
4. News body (body).
The sections above are arranged in an integrated way in the story. The composition of the most often heard is the inverted pyramid. This method is news only further highlight the core. Or in other words, more emphasis on things that are new to the public before a special thing. The aim is to facilitate or accelerate the reader in knowing what is preached; also to facilitate the editors to cut part is not / less important which is located at the very bottom of the body of the news (Budiman 2005). By always prioritizing the elements that form the facts in each portion, mainly on news of the body. By continuously minimizing non-factual aspects of the trend would be an opinion.
For that, a story must contain "facts" it contains elements of 5W + 1H. This is similar to what is meant by Lasswell, one of the communication experts (Masri Sareb 2006: 38).
1. Who - who is involved in it?
2. What - what is going on in an event?
3. Where - where the occurrence of the event?
4. Why - why it happened?
5. When - when did it happen?
6. How - how did it happen?
Not only limited to news, other forms of journalism, especially in print media, is a form of opinion. This can be a form of opinion editorials (editorials), opinion articles or columns (column), corner and mail readers.
News sources
Another important point which is required in a process of journalism is on the news source. There are a few guidelines that can assist the collection of information, as disclosed by Eugene J. Webb and Jerry R. Salancik (Luwi Iswara 2005: 67) following.
1. Direct and indirect observations of news situations.
2. Interview process.
3. Search or research materials through a public document.
4. Participation in events.
Presumably brief article on basics of journalism at the top would do more to help us when our creative process in writing journalism.
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