Who Writes the News?

*Journalism Basics
American Press Institute (read for background review)
The elements of journalism
What is the purpose of journalism?
What does a journalist do?
The journalist as a ‘committed observer’
The theory of interlocking publics
Six questions that will tell you what media to trust

What Are the Different Types of Journalism?
*Confusion about what's news and what's opinion is a big problem, but journalists can help solve it, American Press Institute
Why The New York Times Is Retiring the Term 'Op-ed,' The New York Times, April 26, 2021
The Hourglass: Serving the news, serving the reader, Poynter, June 18, 2003
The nut graf tells the readers what the writer is up to, Poynter, May 19, 2003
Letters to the Editors: How the Los Angeles Times refreshed a newspaper staple, Poynter, January 12, 2022

If a Journalist Didn't Write This, Then Who Did? Citizen Journalists, Bloggers and Pundits
*In the era of social media when almost anyone can write an article or share news, how do"real" journalists distinguish themselves? News Literacy Matters, February 7, 2020
*Understanding citizen journalism, Thoughtco.com, January 15, 2019
Rodney King and the rise of the citizen photojournalist, Mediactive
*Are pundits journalists? News Literacy Matters, October 25, 2019
How the definition of "journalists" is changing, Recode, February 25, 2019

*Artificial Intelligence: Robots Writing News (choose one article to read) 
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape, AFP News, March 9, July 2019
The impact of AI on journalism, Forbes, August 24, 2020
AI journalism: possibilities, limitations and outcomes, Artificial Intelligence Blog, July 15, 2020
An ethical checklist for robot journalism, Medium, February 24, 2015, updated October 2019

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