Mass Media

Reporters

gather news, conduct interviews, and write articles

Investigative Journalists

conduct in-depth research and long-form reporting

Feature Writers

write human-interest stories, in-depth profiles, or cultural pieces

Editorial Writers

write opinion pieces that reflect the publication’s stance on current issues

Columnists

offer personal opinions and analysis on recurring topics

Photojournalists

use images to tell stories, often accompanying news or feature articles

Copy Editors

review articles for grammar, style, and factual accuracy

Layout/Design Editors

work on visual presentation: design and formatting for print and online publications

News Anchors

Present news stories live on TV

Field Reporters

Report live from news locations; conduct interviews and gather information on breaking stories

Investigative Journalists

Research and produce in-depth reports on corruption, scandals, or crime for news segments

Producers

Oversee newscasts, deciding on the order of stories, script approval, and overall news production

War/Conflict Correspondents

Report from conflict zones, covering wars, uprisings, and crises

Political Correspondents

Cover government, elections, and political affairs at local, national, and international levels

Video Journalists/Multimedia Journalists

Handle both reporting and technical work, including filming, editing, and producing their segments

timeliness, proximity, conflict, prominence, human-interest, consequence and usefulness, novelty and deviance

Newsworthy

Public trust, accuracy, fairness, integrity, independence

five core values of media ethics

Acquisition editor

publishers who go out and find the author

Developmental editor

works with the authors on the content of the book

The Radio Television Digital News Assosiation

outlines key principles for ethical media

The National Association for Media Literacy Education

defines media literacy as the ability to deode and process media messages

Penguin Random house, Simon & Schuster, Hachette HarperCollins, Macmillan

The big 5