Journalism
Journalism refers to the collection, preparation, and distribution of news and related commentary through various media channels. These include print and electronic media such as newspapers, magazines, books, blogs, webcasts, podcasts, social networking sites, and email, as well as radio, motion pictures, and television. 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.