Soft News

Soft News involves entertainment and lifestyle centric news stories. They primarily carry information for the amusement or personal usage of the public. Some examples are entertainment and lifestyle Journalism on movies, fashion, food, beauty and skincare etc.  Continue to read to know the details of kinds of journalism mentioned above:  

• Political Journalism

  The news in political journalism is provided in formats like 'national', 'local' and 'international', political news. Such stories cover political parties, political figures, elections, political; campaigns to inform government activities etc.

• Investigative Journalism 

  Investigative journalism's major goal is to expose the truth, which people, especially public figures, often tend to hide. These reportages require a thorough investigation of the facts to provide the public with accurate information about the scandalous subject.

• Business Journalism  

  Business journalism primarily deals with economy-related news stories. These stories specialize in telling – business mergers and policies, business scams, market, stocks, economy etc. 

• International News 

  The global news section provides foreign news coverage - wars, inter or intrastate disputes, diplomatic relations etc. Media correspondents are posted in various countries to fetch news for their own media organization. 

• Crime Journalism

  Crime journalism solely informs the truth behind criminal activities. These journalists cover anything which is of a criminal offence. 

• Lifestyle Journalism 

  Lifestyle journalism covers food, fashion, health, travel, music, home decor, beauty etc. These stories have gained people's interest over the years and are popular. 

• Entertainment Journalism

  Entertainment journalists include news stories of celebrities and events. It reports about celebrities, movies, entertainment business, award ceremonies etc.

• Sports journalism  

  Sports journalists are assigned to cover news related to sports personalities and events. There is a requirement to keep prior knowledge of sports to report stories.

• Scientific journalism  

  Scientific journalists report scientific facts and research in a news format. They help the general public to interpret science and gather knowledge through simple language. 

  This segregation of journalism helps you select the news stories of your choice. Moreover, this will inculcate the habit of reading news in you.