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Topics in journalism
Professional issues

News • Reportage • Writing • Ethics • Objectivity • Values • Attribution • Defamation • Editorial independence • Education • Other topics
Fields
Arts • Business • Entertainment • Environment • Fashion • Politics • Science • Sports • Tech • Trade • Traffic • Weather
Genres

Advocacy journalism
Citizen journalism
Civic journalism
Community journalism
Conspiracy journalism
Gonzo journalism
Investigative journalism
Literary journalism
Muckraking
New journalism
Narrative journalism
Visual journalism
Watchdog journalism
Social impact

Fourth Estate
Fifth Estate
Freedom of the press
Infotainment
Media bias
Public relations
Yellow journalism
News media

Newspapers
Magazines
News agencies
Broadcast journalism
Online journalism
Photojournalism
Alternative media
Roles
Journalist • Reporter • Editor • Columnist • Commentator • Photographer • News presenter • Production Manager • Intern

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An essay is usually a short piece of writing. It is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can be literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author.

The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in verse have been dubbed...