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Service journalism

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, service journalism means: Reporting that gives audiences practical information to help them act or make everyday decisions.

In Turkish: okura yol gösteren habercilik, hizmet gazeteciliği

How it is used

Use when reporting answers practical audience needs, with checked instructions and relevant limitations.

Example sentences

  1. Our service journalism team mapped the public cooling centres before the heatwave.

    The reporting helps residents take a specific action using verified information.

  2. A guide to checking a landlord's registration is an example of service journalism.

    The audience receives usable guidance rather than only an account of events.

Common collocations

  • service journalism guide
  • practical service journalism
  • service journalism team
  • featureA longer article that explores a person, place, trend or issue in depth, often with description, background and human stories rather than only the latest facts.
  • accuracyThe quality of being correct in every fact, name, number and quote, which is the first duty of a journalist in most codes of practice.

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