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Journalism is the production and distribution of
reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "
news of the day" and that informs
society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a
noun, applies to the
occupation (professional or not), the methods of gathering information, and the organizing literary styles.
The appropriate role for journalism varies from
country to country, as do perceptions of the profession, and the resulting status. In some nations, the
news media are controlled by government and are not independent. In others, news media are independent of the government and operate as
private industry. In addition, countries may have differing implementations of laws handling the
freedom of speech,
freedom of the press as well as
slander and
libel cases.
The proliferation of the Internet and
smartphones has brought significant changes to the media landscape since the turn of the 21st century. This has created a shift in the consumption of print media channels, as people increasingly consume news through
e-readers,
smartphones, and other personal electronic devices, as opposed to the more traditional formats of
newspapers,
magazines, or
television news channels. News organizations are challenged to fully monetize their digital wing, as well as improvise on the context in which they publish in print. Newspapers have seen print revenues sink at a faster pace than the rate of growth for digital revenues. (Full article...)
Unomásuno (
English: One Plus One) is a Mexican daily
tabloid newspaper circulated in
Mexico City. Formed in 1977 by former employees of Mexico City's daily newspaper Excélsior, it became one of the leading
leftist newspapers in Mexico during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The newspaper covered
investigative topics that were often avoided by the rest of the Mexican press at the time, and it was a harsh critic of the Mexican government. By the mid-1980s, disagreements over the newspaper's management style led to internal divisions. Those who disagreed with Unomásuno and its future initiatives left in 1984 and formed La Jornada, another leftist daily in Mexico City.
In the late 1980s, Unomásuno was a victim of a backlash from the Mexican government for publishing articles highlighting a growing opposition faction within Mexico's dominant political party, the
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Its founder was threatened with prison for
tax evasion, and the newspaper was forced to pay hefty fines. In 1989, its founder sold the newspaper to a PRI-affiliated businessman. Under the new ownership, Unomásuno became a propaganda organ for the PRI and published articles criticizing leftist opposition groups. Its circulation declined drastically over the years, and although Unomásuno was resold in 1998, it continued to experience financial difficulties. (Full article...)
Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the
First Amendment to the
United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws. Criticism of the government and advocation of unpopular ideas that people may find distasteful or against public policy, such as
racism, are generally permitted. There are exceptions to the general protection of speech, however, including the
Miller test for
obscenity, child pornography laws, and regulation of commercial speech such as
advertising. Other limitations on free speech often balance rights to free speech and other rights, such as property rights for authors and inventors (
copyright), interests in fair political campaigns (
Campaign finance laws), protection from imminent or potential violence against particular persons (restrictions on
Hate speech or
fighting words), or the use of untruths to harm others (
slander).
Regina Martínez Pérez (7 September 1963 – 28 April 2012) was a Mexican journalist and veteran crime reporter for Proceso, a center-left Mexican news magazine known for its critical reporting of the social and political establishment.
Born in a small town in the state of
Veracruz, Martínez Pérez left her hometown to study journalism at
Universidad Veracruzana. After graduating from university, she went to work at a state-owned television company in
Chiapas in the early 1980s, but she encountered various forms of censorship that convinced her to pursue a career in print media. After five years in Chiapas, Martínez Pérez relocated to Veracruz and worked for several local newspapers. In Veracruz, Martínez Pérez faced several challenges of censorship by the political establishment for her direct reporting, and particularly for being an outspoken critic of human rights violations, government corruption, abuse of authority, and for her in-depth coverage of the drug trafficking organizations that operate in Veracruz. (Full article...)
Image 33"Geronimo's camp before surrender to General Crook, March 27, 1886: Geronimo and Natches mounted; Geronimo's son (Perico) standing at his side holding baby." By
C. S. Fly. (from Photojournalism)
Image 46Barricades on rue Saint-Maur (1848), the first photo used to illustrate a newspaper story (from Photojournalism)
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If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other, it is the principle of free thought — not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought we hate.
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^Canadian Library Journal, Canadian Library Association, v. 27, 1992. Digitized Dec 27, 2007 from the University of California.
^Murphy, Lawrence William. "An Introduction to Journalism: Authoritative Views on the Profession", 1930. T. Nelson and sons Journalism. Original from the University of California. Digitized Oct 23, 2007.