JOURNALISM.

y y y y y y y y y y the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion
ideal is to inform the intended audience ideal is to inform the intended audience covering organizations and institutions - government and business also covers cultural aspects of society - arts and entertainment

The field includes editing, photojournalism, and documentary. Johann Carolus's Relation aller Frnemmen und gedenckwrdigen Historien, published in 1605 in Strassburg, is often recognized as the first newspaper. The first successful English daily, the Daily Courant, was published from 1702 to 1735 In modern society, news media have become the chief purveyor of information and opinion about public affairs the role and status of journalism, along with other forms of mass media, are undergoing changes resulting from the Internet.

ETHICS AND STANDARDS

Every news organization has only its credibility and reputation to rely on.
Tony Burman, ex-editor-in-chief of CBC News, The Globe and Mail, October 2001[2]

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principles of ethics and of good practice "code of ethics" or the "canons of journalism" designed as guides through numerous difficulties to assist journalists in dealing with ethical dilemmas. The codes and canons provide journalists a framework for self-monitoring and self-correction Most common elements in codes - the principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability these apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public include the principle of "limitation of harm."
involves the withholding of certain details from reports - the names of minor children, crime victims' names or information not materially related to particular news reports release of which might, for example, harm someone's reputation.

Some journalistic Codes of Ethics, notably the European ones, also include a concern with discriminatory references in news based on race, religion, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. The European Council approved in 1993 Resolution 1003 on the Ethics of Journalism which recommends journalists to respect yet the presumption of innocence, in particular in cases that are still sub judice.