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
​News Literacy Project: Is It Legit? 5 Steps for Vetting a News Source

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
​Journalism Is Now the Second Draft of History, Columbia Journalism Review, September 14, 2019
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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