{"id":488,"date":"2025-07-16T08:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T08:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aaftonline.com\/blog\/?p=488"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:22:31","slug":"9-types-of-journalismsoft-news-vs-hard-news-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaftonline.com\/blog\/home\/9-types-of-journalismsoft-news-vs-hard-news-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover 9 Types of Journalism: Soft Vs Hard News Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"488\" class=\"elementor elementor-488\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-267f72a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"267f72a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17663b3e\" data-id=\"17663b3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a69e672 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a69e672\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d6eaf6\" data-id=\"22d6eaf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd9a9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fd9a9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newsrooms of media companies have been evolving from traditional to modern during the last few years.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why so? Because the dissemination of news has come a long way \u2013 from recording news bulletins for the radio to now writing news stories for digital platforms.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to technological advancements and shifting public interests, such a radical shift in news coverage was inevitable. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, even today, news writers still choose to cover news under two broad categories \u2013 Hard News and Soft News, in an unbiased manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li> <a href=\"#journalism\">What is Journalism<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#hard-news\">What is Hard News<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#soft-news\">What is Soft News<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#types-of-journalism\">9 Types of Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li> <a href=\"#political-journalism\">Political Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#investigative-journalism\">Investigative Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#business-journalism\">Business Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#international-news\">International News <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#crime-journalism\">Crime Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#lifestyle-journalism\">Lifestyle Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#entertainment-journalism\">Entertainment Journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#sports-journalism\">Sports journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#scientific-journalism\">Scientific journalism <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #002044; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 2rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em;\" id=\"journalism\">What is Journalism?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journalism is the practice of gathering, compiling, and distributing unbiased fact-based news and other relevant information to the general audience. A journalist is in charge of gathering news from numerous sources (such as media, tipsters, inside sources, and eyewitnesses) and delivering it to the public via a media channel, such as print, web, television, or radio. There are a number of universities that offer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aaftonline.com\/the-ultimate-journalism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">journalism courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and diplomas in journalism which can be pursued by individuals to kick-start their careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"hard-news\"><strong>What is Hard News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard News involves time-sensitive news, which is severe and is reported as breaking news immediately. Some of its examples are Political Journalism, Investigative Journalism, Business Journalism, Crime Journalism, Global news, Sports Journalism, etc.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These news stories involve serious facts, and in-depth research and follow an inverted pyramid structure &#8211; 5 W&#8217;s and 1H &#8211; Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How for writing news.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"soft-news\"><strong>What is Soft News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"types-of-journalism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 Types of Journalism<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"political-journalism\"><strong>1. Political Journalism<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The news in political journalism is provided in formats like &#8216;national&#8217;, &#8216;local&#8217;, and &#8216;international&#8217;, political news. Such stories cover political parties, political figures, elections, political; campaigns to inform government activities, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"political-journalism\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>2. Investigative Journalism<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investigative journalism&#8217;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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"business-journalism\"><strong>3. Business Journalism<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business journalism primarily deals with economy-related news stories. These stories specialize in telling \u2013 business mergers and policies, business scams, markets, stocks, the economy, etc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"international-news\"><strong>4. International News<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global news section provides foreign news coverage &#8211; wars, inter or intrastate disputes, diplomatic relations, etc. Media correspondents are posted in various countries to fetch news for their own media organizations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"crime-journalism\">5. Crime Journalism<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crime journalism solely informs the truth behind criminal activities. These journalists cover anything that is a criminal offense.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"lifestyle-journalism\"><strong>6. Lifestyle Journalism <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lifestyle journalism covers food, fashion, health, travel, music, home decor, beauty etc. These stories have gained people&#8217;s interest over the years and are popular.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"entertainment-journal\"><strong>7. Entertainment Journalism<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entertainment journalists include news stories of celebrities and events. It reports on celebrities, movies, entertainment businesses, award ceremonies, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sports-journalism\"><strong>8. Sports journalism&nbsp; <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"scientific-journalism\"><strong>9. Scientific journalism&nbsp; <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This segregation of journalism helps you select the news stories of your choice. Moreover, this will inculcate the habit of reading news in you. 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