Creative journalism
Creative journalism refers to a journalistic story than has been enhanced in a creative way by the journalist, possibly with an intent to mislead or with an objective to cause an event to happen that otherwise would not.
Etymology[edit]
Creative journalism has sometimes been applied to newly identified genres until a definitive designated is settled upon.
Meanings[edit]
Linking creative writing and journalism[edit]
One usage of the term creative journalism is to cover an overlap between creating writing and journalism that occurs in the feature writing, narrative literature and whatever. Journalism is the factual portrayal of news and events with minimal analysis and interpretation. By contrast creative is original expressive and imaginative. Creative writing refers to imagination
The UNICEF indicated it wished to celebrate creative journalism by was of the Meena Media award, though the award is mainly divided into creative and journalistic categories.[1]
Created story[edit]
Hugh Cudlipp has defined creative journalism differently, as the art of causing something to occur that would not otherwise materialise and the antithesis of the phantom scoop where the foretold event does not occur. He also puts it as making news not faking news[2] This definition has been alluded to by others.[3]
Creative presentation[edit]
Creative journalism can be applied to a journalistic work that has creative presentation. Used this way if will often be used to denote a praiseworthy example of photojournalism, visual journalism or graphic journalism.
Euphemism[edit]
The euphemism for Creative journalism refers to the similar use of 'creative' in creative accounting. Here creative is used in the sense to mislead. The term has elements of relationship to tabloid journalism, yellow journalism and fakes news, though there are differences in emphasis and objectives. A significant difference from clickbait is the former but form emphasis on the story.
What creative journalism is not[edit]
Creative journalism does not occur when the source(s) are incorrect or as a result of spin propaganda providing the journalist has not knowingly colluded or negligently failed to check sources.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meena Media Award 2014: Celebrating 10 Years of Media Excellence in Advancing Child Rights". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Dudley Edwards, Ruth (1 May 2003). Newspapermen: Hugh Cudlipp, Cecil Harmsworth King and the Glory Days of Fleet Street. ISBN 978-0436199929.
- ^ Holder, W.B. (25 September 2008). A Dictionary of Euphemisms. Oxford University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0199235179.
- ^ "'The Vow' and the Daily Record - creative journalism or political spin?". The Guardian. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2018.