REAL JOURNALISM
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GUTTER JOURNALISM
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Differentiates clearly between fact and opinion.
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Mixes facts and opinions deliberately so one has difficulty to
distinguish what is what.
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Presumes that people are innocent until found guilty.
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Presumption of guilt or innocence depends on political orientation of
the person concerned.
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Every person is considered as an individual
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Makes deliberate and devious connection to family, friends and
whatever suits the journalist’s subjectivity.
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Criticism is directed to ideas and performance. Never personal. Never attempts to assassinate anybody’s
character.
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Criticism is meant to assassinate characters often hitting a proximate target to rebound on a distant objective which may be made to look connected. Character assassination becomes stock in
trade as innuendos and unfair judgements are presented as facts.
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Seeks political responsibility and leaves criminal proceedings in the
free hands of law enforcement authorities
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Seeks trial by media meant to put pressure on law enforcement authorities.
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Relies on analysis and fair comment about undeniable facts
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Relies on asking questions to sow doubts often seeking information
which cannot and should not be given
in terms of privacy rights.
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Makes analysis in the content
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Seeks prejudice in the title
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Serves democracy and good governance
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Abuses democracy and free press rights
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Spot the difference between real journalism and gutter journalism
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