20 Definitions of journalism

Course name: Introduction to Journalism 

Course code: C.SJN 109

NAME: JESSICA APEDO 

LEVEL: 100

LECTURER: DESMOND LAMPTEY

 Here are 20 definitions of journalism from different authors, along with the titles of their books and the year of publication:

1. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; everything else is public relations." - George Orwell, "Orwell's England" (1953)

2. "Journalism is the first draft of history." - Philip L. Graham, "The Washington Post" (1963)

3. "Journalism is the discipline of verification." - Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, "The Elements of Journalism" (2001)

4. "Journalism is the art of intellectual discovery." - James W. Carey, "Communication as Culture" (1989)

5. "Journalism is the business of influence." - Tim Wu, "The Master Switch" (2010)

6. "Journalism is the literature of democracy." - Thomas Jefferson

7. "Journalism is the surveillance of the world on behalf of the people." - Norman Mailer, "The Armies of the Night" (1968)

8. "Journalism is the discipline of writing for a living." - Dorothy L. Sayers, "The Mind of the Maker" (1941)

9. "Journalism is the art of presenting facts as interesting stories." - Walter Lippmann, "Public Opinion" (1922)

10. "Journalism is the art of making the significant interesting." - Loren Ghiglione, "CBS's Don Hollenbeck" (2008)

11. "Journalism is the business of gathering and distributing news." - Frank Luther Mott, "American Journalism: A History of Newspapers in the United States through 250 Years, 1690-1940" (1941)

12. "Journalism is the craft of making sense of the world." - Bill Moyers, "Moyers on Democracy" (2008)

13. "Journalism is the search for truth." - Ben Bradlee, "A Good Life: Newspapering and Other Adventures" (1995)

14. "Journalism is an act of faith in the future." - Anna Quindlen, "Thinking Out Loud" (1993)

15. "Journalism is the science of truth telling." - John Hersey, "Hiroshima" (1946)

16. "Journalism is the art of giving people something to talk about." - Gay Talese, "The Kingdom and the Power" (1969)

17. "Journalism is the art of seeing things as they really are and telling others about them." - George Seldes, "Sawdust Caesar" (1935)

18. "Journalism is the profession of gathering, writing, and reporting news." - Kovach and Rosenstiel, "The Elements of Journalism" (2001)

19. "Journalism is the act of creating an independent record of the world." - Tom Wolfe, "The New Journalism" (1973)

20. "Journalism is the art of interviewing people who would rather not be interviewed." - Oriana Fallaci, "Interview with History" (1976)