دراسة الصحفي كما أراها .. كتاب معلم الصحافة والإنشاء

Journalist study as I see it

The journalist must be fully prepared, commensurate with his dangerous work, which is like the fourth estate in the state, and we see that other high-ranking governments began to feel this importance, so they opened private schools for journalists and began teaching them the profession of journalism as a science and an art, and the southern region of our republic has a share in that. In Cairo, there is a branch of journalism at the American University, and another at the Egyptian University, but both of them relied in their studies on theoretical information more than direct practical information. If the student goes out into the workplace, he collides with reality and only spending a period of time in practice can relieve him of his confusion. And considering that the press. The most work is in need of an inexhaustible source of breadth of knowledge and science, and considering that sound thinking that produces clear results is the basis for every journalistic work, the student of the art of journalism aspiring to success must educate himself first of all in a comprehensive general culture, and take every knowledge one by one. If he is confident of his extensive knowledge, he will direct his special attention to the sciences and arts related to his profession, which are indispensable to those who want to excel and advance in it. As well as the practical matters that the newspaper must go through. Here are the most important things that he must learn about the sciences and arts after he is able to know the principles of journalism, its history, its departments, the union law, what a journalist is obligated to do, and other things that we have presented to him in this book:

1 - History and Geography: History is the link between the past and the present, and from it pictures are taken and current events are measured by it, and by its scale we criticize and comment on them. From geography we benefit from knowledge of nature, the manifestations of the universe, the development of the country, and everything related to it, such as trade, agriculture, industries, population, and other things.

2 - Psychology and sociology: They help the journalist to know the nature of peoples and the truth about the masses and people. Through them, he learns about their desires and the secrets of their souls, and gives them what suits them, so his newspaper is promoted and benefits. Status and money. The benefit of these two sciences is most evident in mastering the layout of pages and organizing advertisements so that they attract eyes and hearts.

3 - Knowledge of the law: It is necessary for every journalist, especially the editor-in-chief and secretary, so that they avoid publishing what is prohibited by public law or the Publications Law. It is also the source from which the newspaper draws its articles through representatives of the courts, prosecutors, police, and commentators on political news, both external and internal.

4 - Economics and Finance: They benefit the newspaper organization by saving some of its possible costs, increasing its production and strengthening its finances so that it can withstand crises and alerting it to invent new resources, exploit profits and strengthen capital. E - Literature and Philosophy: In the first you taste high styles, we feel strong human emotions, and in the second we learn about ideas. And its discussions in order to reach the truth and knowledge, so we can benefit from the most useful things that the scholars of Rijal Al-Alamein have presented.

6 - Education and morals: The journalist, as we have shown, is the educator of public opinion and guides it to what is good. He needs to know the principles of education and refining morals.

7 - Foreign language: Knowing at least one famous foreign language, such as French, English, and Russian, is necessary for every journalist, as it is a means of obtaining the most wonderful foreign articles, news, and comments, and adding them to similar local information through translation. This is facilitated by his being an expert in the meanings of basic information in the sciences and arts that he translates from, along with his experience in the methods of the language from which he translates and into which he is being translated.

8 - Other necessary sciences: There are other sciences and arts that specialize in the practical side of the journalism profession, such as industrial chemistry, which gives us an idea of ​​what is related to printing, its use, and paper and its types. And the sciences of engineering, light, sound and electricity. The arts of drawing, calligraphy, engraving, photography, advertising, beautification, and the art of journalistic writing in its own style.