Eugenie walked into the kitchen with a big smile on her face. her parents, brother, and sister were already at the table. "good morning to the world! " she said. "tim, hand me the orange juice. what does everyone have planned for today? "

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.