Introduction

Journalism is the investigation and reporting of events, issues, and trends to a broad audience. Although there is much variation within journalism, the ideal is to inform citizenry. Besides covering organizations and institutions such as government and business, journalism also covers cultural aspects of society such as arts and entertainment. e eld includes jobs such as editing, photojournalism, and documentary. In modern society, news media have become the chief purveyors of information and opinion about public aairs, but the role and status of journalism, along with other forms of mass media, are undergoing changes resulting from the Internet.