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Examples of some early newspapers




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The Daily Courant

The Oxford Gazette



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When did Journalism begin ?

Johann Carolus's Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, published in 1605 in Strassburg, is often recognized as the first newspaper. The first successful English daily, the Daily Courant, was published from 1702 to 1735.

The first regularly published newspaper (as opposed to the earlier "new books", published in 8 to 24 page quarto formats) in English was the Oxford Gazette ( later the London Gazette and published continually ever since), which first appeared in 1665. It began publication while the British Royal court was in Oxford to avoid the plague in London and was published twice a week.
When the court moved back to London, the publication moved with it. An earlier news book, the Continuation of Our Weekly News, had been published regularly in London since 1623.

The first daily newspaper, the Daily Courant, appeared in 1702 and continued publication for more than 30 years. Its first editor was also the first woman in journalism, although she was replaced after only a couple of weeks. by this time, the British had adopted the Press Restriction act, which required that the printers name and place of publication be included on each printed document.

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Journalism dates atleast from the Acta Diurna of Rome ( a series of public announcements that can be considered the prototype of the modern newspaper), but it was not until the 15th century that the invention of printing made possible its rapid growth.

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Generally, publishers and consumers of journalism draw a distinction between reporting, 'just the facts' and opinion writing, often by restricting opinion columns to the editorial page and it's facing 'op-ed' (opposite the  editorials) page.
Unsigned editorials are traditionally the official opinions of the paper's editorial board, while op-ed pages may be a mixture of syndicated columns and other contributions, frequently with some attempt to balance the voices across some political or social spectrum.

The distinction between reporting and opinion can break down. In the UK, the press complaints commission states that, the press, whilst free to be partisan must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact but some commentators have suggested that there can sometimes be a blurring between opinion and fact.
Complex stories often require summarizing and interpretation of facts, especially if there is limited time or space for a story. Stories involving a great amount of interpretation are often labelled "news analysis," but still run in a papers news column's. The limited time for each story in a broadcast report rarely allows for such distinctions.

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The Elements of Journalism.

In order for a Journalist to fulfill their duty of providing people with information, they need to be free and self governing. They must follow these guide lines:


1, Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
2, It's first loyalty is to the citizens.
3, It's essence is discipline of verification.
4, It's practitioner's must maintain an Independence from those they cover.
5, It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6, It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7, It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.
8, It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9. It's practitioner's must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
10, It's rights and responsibilities of citizens.


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What is Journalism ?

Journalism is the practise of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience. Although there is much variation with journalism, the ideal is to inform the citizenry. Besides covering organisations and institutions such as the government and business, journalism also covers cultural aspects of society such as arts and entertainment.
The field includes jobs such as; editing, photojournalism and documentary.

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