Journalistic Contexts

Print

News Papers

News papers are most commonly published daily or weekly. Newspapers are a serial publication including information articles, news, advice and often have allot of advertising. Papers are usually printed on relatively cheap low grade paper such as newsprint. Interviews often take place in newspapers and which most of these stories will be done by phone interviews. A reporter will call and conduct a phone interview and write their own story based off the information. Some publications will run press releases with other reporters from different companies.

Magazines

Magazines are also printed but can often tend to be more flashy and glamorous although there still are load of different magazines that very from subject like fashion to kids to educational.

On-line

Websites/ On-line Newspapers/ Magazines

An on-line newspaper is the on-line version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the on-line version of a printed periodical. This kinds of sites have become bigger and better due to the rise in technology where it can be easier to read a newspaper on-line than having to go and and say buy one from the shop.
On-line newspapers are much like hard-copy newspapers and have the same legal boundaries, such as laws regarding libel, privacy and copyright, Also apply to on-line publications in most countries, like in the UK. News reporters are being taught to shoot video and to write in the succinct manner necessary for the Internet news pages. Many are learning how to implement blogs. Take for instance the The Huffington Post which is largly respected and popular American online news aggregator and blog, that has localised international editions. Example

Television

Documentaries

A documentary is a broad term to describe a non-fiction movie that in some way "documents" or captures reality.  These can range from anything as you can make a documentary about anything.

Documentaries are often used to reveal an unusual, interesting or unknown angle. Documentary film-makers are often motivated to make their films because they feel a particular story or viewpoint is not being covered by mainstream media

News

The news is every where on all forms of devices but most commonly known with being on television allowing people to sit down and watch it. What makes this better than other forms of access to the news is that there's no reading needed the news reporters say everything and can go in more detail and show off more there are a lot less contritions and room to be able to do stuff like special effects to show footage, charts and stats.

Chat Shows

Usually guests consist of a group of people who are learned or who have experience in relation to whatever issue or topic is being discussed on the show for that episode. 

Talk Shows/ Podcasts/ Radio

Pod casts and online talk shows have lots of different topics and don't really have to stick to one subject. If they ever get people to come on as a guest they often ask any questions they want as they don't have to have tv censorship and online age doesn't matter.