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Journalists and JOURNALISM Journalism has a long history.0:07
The first people who wrote down the news were Roman senators in the first century BC.0:12
More than 2,000 copies of the first Roman papers were written out and sent everywhere in the empire.0:18
They were also hung up in public places.0:25
People who could read called out the news to people who could not.0:28
For centuries, news travelled very slowly and reached few people until the printing press was invented in the 15th century.0:32
The first printed papers were published in Germany and Belgium in the early 17th century.0:41
In most countries, the press is taken very seriously.0:48
Journalists to be get special training universities.0:52
Their duty is to inform the public of everything that happens in the country and abroad.0:56
Journalists are supposed to give fair comment on the events and are not supposed to change facts or tell lies.1:02
The stars of journalism are very well known to the public and have real influence.1:09
Some of them write about politics, others about the economy, culture, morals, sport or other things that interest people.1:15
Their articles may be reproduced in hundreds of local papers across the country.1:24
Governments usually understand the special role of the press.1:29
The British Parliament, for example, invites journalists to its daily question time when MPs address questions to ministers.1:33
It has become a tradition in the usa, Russia and some other countries to hold presidential press conferences where presidents speak to the press and answer journalists questions.1:42
Very often, journalists do more than just reporting and commenting on events.1:55
They investigate crimes or bad behavior of officials or produce evidence of corruption.2:00
Many things that are hidden away become known with the help of journalists.2:06
Journalism is a difficult and even dangerous profession.2:12
One should have a lot of tact as well as courage, but this profession is really rewarding.2:16
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