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Hi Vedha, The general field of Journalism has become specialized with various types of writing, depending on the audience and motives of the writers. Distinctions are also made to separate various journalism genres as categories of writing. Some types include:

• Advocacy journalism - writing to advocate particular viewpoints or influence the opinions of the audience.
• Broadcast journalism - writing or speaking which is intended to be distributed by radio or television broadcasting, rather than only in written form for readers.
• Investigative journalism - writing which seeks to add extra information to explain, or better describe the people and events of a particular topic.
• Tabloid journalism - writing which uses opinionated or wild claims. • Yellow journalism (or sensationalism) - writing which emphasizes exaggerated claims or rumors.
• Fashion journalism - Fashion journalism is all about articles or reports related to the fashion world. Journalists are also known as fashion writers or fashion editors. The primary job is to cover the latest in the fashion business or develop lifestyle articles.
• News journalism: Here, the primary aim of the journalist is to report news in a straight-forward manner that covers all the required facts. The style is direct with focus on the gist of the story with other necessary points.
• Celebrity journalism -  As the name suggests, the journalist is connected to news and events related to celebrities from the entertainment world and also includes celebrities from other fields such as music, sports, dance, art, politics, etc. 
• Investigative journalism - This type of journalism is about unearthing facts and studying cases that may require more efforts, which can take months or even year.
• Sports journalism - Here, journalists spend hours reporting on a particular sport event. 
• Citizen journalism - Here, it is not the professional journalists who are responsible for the news reports. Any citizen can participate and report news to the media.
• Environmental journalism - There are many journalists who prefer to cover issues related to the environment and its protection and conservation. Environmental journalists may only report about the news while some work for a cause.
• Business and finance journalism - Here, the journalist or reporter covers in-depth reports about the latest in business, launch of products, stock markets etc. All the best.