| Development Journalism | Other Forms of Journalism |
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| same ethics () | same ethics |
| more localized | |
| emphasis on development | |
| create awareness about developmental issues | |
| need to find news, “need to dig" | "stories walk to you” |
| usually soft news, but can be hard news | |
| focus on grassroot levels, sourcing information that is overlooked by mainstream media | |
Sourcing Development News
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grassroots where the actual work is being done; social scientists, activists, student groups, etc
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cases of success stories and failures
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sources like government issued posters, advertisments, pamphlets etc are NOT good sources. They can be subject to propaganda and bias
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must be ready to be mobile,
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attend seminars, symposiums, conferences, etc
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question, investigate
Development Reporting For Press
commonly used formats in print mediums
- news features
- articles
- photo features
interviews with recipients of benefits of projects completed evaluate impact on masses
vernacular press usually covers more; development is localized
Development Reporting for Radio
Rural Radio Forums - forum of 10-20 villages gather, listen to the programme, and discuss it. The reason for success is in the follow up. Minutes of Meeting is recorded
Community Radio - local radio stations, made by the locals for the locals. Pool in resources and run it collectively
Programs by AIR
Lots of scope to write scripts and devise programmes. Can work as a freelancer.
Aim is to break the barriers in communication that plague those in need of development (literacy, etc)
Development Reporting for Television
visual medium, more accessible in terms of communication barriers is seen as more credible
must be field-based, not studio based