Perceptions and Beliefs of Secondary School Students about The Profession of Journalism in Greece

The profession of journalism has a mission, which is to convey the news. The Journalist as a professional is called upon to demonstrate a multitude of skills, especially in the modern era of information overload. Especially nowadays when the geography of information has undergone dramatic changes due to technological progress. Traditional media have been challenged and shrunk. There are no longer cultural and geographical boundaries. The Internet has changed the flow of information but has also created a new journalist, a new age journalist, in whose work multimedia is an integral part. But which is the aspect of the citizens about this mission and especially, which is the aspect of a critical age range against news, of an age range of secondary school students. This work concerns the development of a questionnaire through which an analysis of the views of secondary school students regarding the profession of journalism is attempted. The research being conducted is primary. The sample used in the research concerns 15 secondary school students. The findings that were extracted are of particular interest. Among them, it is stated that the profession of journalist is dangerous but dependent on interests in Greece.