Ahmad Jawad Moradi

Today, journalists face challenges caused by new media technologies. Journalism is experiencing considerable changes linked to social, cultural, economical, and technological transformations. Social media brings new characteristics like interactive dialogue and social interactions. Journalists can now have real conversations with their audience. Online debates have also been put into place so that everyone can express themselves (when comments are enabled of course). Traditional one-way communication is turning into two-way conversations. Social media has given a real meaning to what freedom of speech is. In history, expressing yourself has never been so easy.

Those who are looking for accurate news and reports and want to know the truth.

I became a journalist because I loved to write, and getting a journalism degree and working at a newspaper and then magazines seemed the best way to become a writer. I love elements of journalism such as gathering information and interviewing people, which I’m very good at. But while I have won many journalism awards and written hundreds of journalism articles, I consider myself a writer rather than a journalist. By that I mean I write and have written many different types of things — humor columns, essays, material for companies, scripts, and novels. When I am writing those things, I am not a journalist. I still do many journalistic pieces, but primarily I think of myself as a storyteller. Sometimes journalism is the best way to tell a story, and somethings other types of writing can communicate a story better. Since I have been a freelance writer for many years, I can be many different types of writers during the same day — a journalist, a copywriter, a novelist, an essayist. They are all worthwhile and they are all different. The only thing, as a writer who wears many hats, is to understand the objective of any type of writing, and always act with honesty and integrity.

School news Interviews with new students and staff School sports teams, clubs, and performing groups Community news Awards won by the school, a student, or a teacher Reviews of movies, music, and TV shows that appeal to teenagers School advice, such as study tips and which classes to take

If you want to get someone to cover your story, it’s worth asking yourself these two questions before you even think about pitching the media: Is my news actually newsworthy? Is my news presented in an exciting way that people will get people interested? If it’s not, it might be worth waiting until you have something that is actually newsworthy. Otherwise, or you could make a bad first impression with the media contacts you send your press release to.

My favourite drink is milk and it contains lots of calcium.

I exercise during my free time.

My favourite newspaper is The New York Times, an independently-owned, quarterly community newspaper with both a print and online edition.

A Journalist twists everything you say There is a common misconception about Journalism that when speaking to a journalist, one must be ready to be manipulated and expect their words to be twisted and misinterpreted in order to fit the journalist’s modus operandi. However, this is not true. While there are bad seeds in every profession, one cannot take away from the fact that this industry is chock full of talented media professionals who work very hard to bring people the truth.