American Journalism Review. 30 Organizations Dedicated to Keeping Journalism Great. Not all change in the media is driven by reader or viewer habits. There are hundreds of groups and organizations in the world dedicated to improving and extending journalism as a craft, art and practice. While the mission and focus of each group varies, every single one believes in improving journalism for today and tomorrow.
Society of Professional Journalists. Knight Digital Media Center. News: Big Journalism. The Job Board for Media Professionals. Principles of Journalism. The first three years of the Project’s work involved listening and talking with journalists and others around the country about what defines the work.
What emerged out of those conversations are the following nine core principles of journalism: 1. Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth Democracy depends on citizens having reliable, accurate facts put in a meaningful context. Journalism does not pursue truth in an absolute or philosophical sense, but it can–and must–pursue it in a practical sense.