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Journalism is related with collection and dissemination of news through a medium. The medium varies from print media to electronic s. Print media includes daily newspapers, weekly magazines and monthly magazines. Electronic media includes Radio, Television and the internet. Among this media, most popular is newspaper. Journalism is a process by which the incidents, occurrence, facts and news are transmitted from one place to another. In India, Journalism comes under the fundamental right under Right to Expression. Thus, freedom of press is the nature of Indian journalism. A career in journalism in India is one of the toughest as well as adventurous. If you have a passion to reach the truth and bring them to justice through the powerful journalism, then welcome to the career in journalism. You are one of the elite groups of people who can bring about change in the lives of the people. Traditionally during the independence of India, Journalism started to express the feeling of patriotism and nationalism. The founders of Indian Journalism had no formal training, experience and knowledge on journalism. But, there were successful in maintaining the journalism and passing to the next generation. Today, with specialization in every field Journalism also demands specialist who have undergone a formal training on journalism, mass communication or media communication. As journalism specialized in the areas of sports, politics, environment, international affairs etc. Competition in the field increased exponentially. Today, various institutes such as colleges, university offer wide range of courses in journalism. |