Being a wonderful college student in the fine year of 2012, the first place that I go to to answer this question is the mighty Wikipedia. They give me the following answer:
"Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and business, journalism also covers cultural aspects of society such as arts and entertainment. The field includes editing, photojournalism, and documentary."
Thanks Wikipedia! You helped me be a journalist, and a fine one at that! I investigated my question and reported the event in a timely fashion! On a more serious note, I think that journalism is a wonderful part of our society. We all live our lives and have things to do. While that may be true, we are still concerned about other things that happen all over the world. We rely on journalists to get that information to us to help us know what is going on in the world. I am an avid sports fan. I love the LA Lakers. Living in Utah, I can only watch the games on national TV, but I care about more than just those games. I rely on journalists giving up to the second information on every game. (thank you Twitter!) I am glad I have that opportunity, unlike the people 30 years ago who had to wait for the newspaper to report on what happened in each game. Now I don't have to wait, and I love that about my generation!
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