NAME: OWUSU AFRIYIE JEFFERSON INDEX NUMBER:BACS27111 COURSE:INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM ASSIGNMENT: JOURNALISM IS NOT A PROFESSION. DISCUSS. Journalism generally can be defines as the practice where journalists go gathering information, analyzing and disseminating news and information to the public. It involves the process of researching, reporting, writing, editing and presenting news stories, across various media platforms relevant to the general public. Scholars and other renowned journalists have voiced their views on journalism being a profession or not to make a point as follows; Thomas Hanitzch states that journalism is not a profession in the traditional sense because it lacks clear and universally accepted criteria for entry, practice and ethical standards. He suggests that journalism is better understood as a “semi-profession’’ due to its ambiguous status and the diversity of backgrounds and qualifications among practitioners. This doesn’t dispute the fact th...