Who is a Journalist?

Often, journalists are viewed as nosey writers who are just trying to meet a deadline, and who have little concern for their subjects. Unfortunately, some journalists do embody this description. These types of writers let their own stress distort their perhaps better judgment. Ignoring this stereotype, journalists do cover significant occuring events in order to inform the public. Some topics are controversial, but a good journalist should in essence cover a topic if it will benefit the public. How do we know what will and will not benefit the public? That is difficult to say, and probably varies from person to person. Journalists also present information in order to keep the government in check.

Journalism is basically definted as reporting the news. This can be done in many forms, not just through the newspapers or major television stations. People (like me) can report news on websites with hardly any effort at all. In our day and age, anyone can be a part of journalism.