What's the difference between journalism and creative writing?

Question

See, once I graduate high school, I really wanna major in creative writing. But my friends say journalism is the same thing, but I don't know. Do you guys know? Please tell me if you do, I will appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. Thank you all! ^_^

Answer 1

Journalism is not creative writing. In the former, one must stick to the facts and the truth, whereas in the latter one uses their imagination to make up characters, storylines and plots. Creative writing is usually fiction. Take novels, short stories and children's books for example. That is creative writing. One can be creative in writing news stories, particularly features, but I would not call that creative writing per se.

Answer 2

Basically there is no difference between mass communication and Journalism. Both are the medium of communicating with the general masses. There is a specialized course that you need to go through in both of them. There is just a bit difference between these two would be mass communication is a broader term which includes also Journalism, Advertisement, Anchoring,Radio, Television, Newspaper, magazines whereas Journalism is about news reading, reporting and writing.

Answer 3

Plain & simple, journalism is supposed to be reporting facts, ie: the news. Unfortunately in todays world, the major news organizations have such serious political agendas, or they believe that the US populace is so dumb, they have to tell us what the "facts: (ie: their opinion) means. Organizations like the SF Chronicles are famous for this.

Creative writing is usually fiction.

So pretty much now a days, they are the same thing.

Answer 4

Journalism is sticking strictly to the facts. "Creative writing" can be fabricated, made up, and distorted. Too bad most journalists today don't follow that mantra. -RKO- 04/23/07

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Answer 6

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