TASK 13

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 560.

Study the Code of Ethics worked out for print media in Belarus and name its main points. Choose any other Code of Ethics accepted in a different country and compare it with the Belarusian one. Do you find differences or similarities? What are they? If you are interested in ethics of The New York Times, read Text 5 in the section Supplementary Reading.

· Do you plan to devote your career to print media? Explain your answer.

· What do you want to do as a journalist in the sphere of print media? What are your future career prospects there?

Career opportunities in Print journalism are many. The newspapers and magazines today cover a wide range of specialized sections which demand professionally qualified journalists. Print journalism has two sections: field work and desk work. A journalist can work as a correspondent reporter and collect news from the field. In other way he / she also can work in a news desk as an editor / copy editor / proofreader etc. Moreover a professional journalist can work as a freelancer in print media and can contribute articles to the newspaper and magazines. Nevertheless self employment is also a good option for journalists. They can run their own media or advertising house after some years of experience in this field along with ample capital.

The newspapers never really fade away. Even when everything has gone digital, literally, the spread of literacy and modern printing technology ensure that newspapers continue to shape opinions in the global village of today.

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