What
is journalism?
Journalism
is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting
news and information. It is also the product of these activities.
Journalism
can be distinguished from other activities and products by certain
identifiable characteristics and practices. These elements not only
separate journalism from other forms of communication, they are what
make it indispensable to democratic societies. History reveals that
the more democratic a society, the more news and information it tends
to have.
Definition
of News Reporting
News
reporting involves discovering all relevant FACTS,
selecting and presenting the important FACTS
and weaving a comprehensive story. Reporting involves hard work,
which in turn involves stamina and patience. The main function of
journalistic profession is news reporting.
FACT
noun
-
something
that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in
fact.
-
something
known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact.
-
a
truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to
be true: Scientists gather facts about plant growth.
-
something
said to be true or supposed to have happened: The facts given by the
witness are highly questionable.
-
Law
. Often facts. an actual or alleged event or circumstance, as
distinguished from its legal effect or consequence. Compare question
of fact, question of law.
Research
Shows
The
Media Research Center (MRC) said that major media gave to the Russia
probe.
“From January 20, 2017 (Inauguration Day) through March 21, 2019 (the last night before 2,284 minutes of coverage special counsel Robert Mueller sent his report to the attorney general), the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts produced a combined 2,284 minutes of ‘collusion’ coverage, that found no collusion most of it (1,909 minutes) following Mueller’s appointment on May 17, 2017,” MRC reports (emphasis theirs).
Axios
reports that since May 2017, exactly 533,074 web articles have been
published about Russia and Trump-Mueller, which in turn have
generated “245 million interactions — including likes, comments
and shares — on Twitter and Facebook.”
According
to a count by the Republican National Committee released Sunday, The
Post, the New York Times, CNN.com and MSNBC.com have written a
combined 8,507 articles mentioning the special Counsel, Collusion,
Obstruction.
Here
is the Mueller report, by the numbers:
–
675:
The number of days from when Mueller was appointed to the day he
turned in his report to Attorney General William Barr.
–
19:
lawyers [most of whom are Democrats and Democratic donors] who were
employed by the special counsel’s office, according to on
–
About 40
FBI agents, intelligence analysts, forensic accountants and other
staff that assisted with the investigation.
–
More than
2,800 subpoenas
issued by the Special Counsel’s office, that’s an average of at least
four per day.
–
Nearly 500
search warrants
executed.
–
More than 230
orders
for communication records.
–
Nearly 50
authorized orders
for the use of pen registers, a tool that lets the government know
who someone is communicating with and when, but not what they said.
–
13
evidence requests
to foreign governments
–
500
witnesses
interviewed
–
$25
million in
posted cost as
of February
AT
THE END NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION BY ANYONE ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
TEAM, OR TRUMP.
So
I guess Will Rogers is right. Don’t
Believe Anything You Read And Only Half Of What You See.