What is wordpress?
WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and a content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL, which runs on a web hosting service. Features include a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by more than 18.9% of the top 10 million websites as of August 2013.WordPress is the most popular blogging system in use on the Web, at more than 60 million websites.
It was first released on May 27, 2003, by its founders, Matt Mullenwegand Mike Little, as a fork of b2/cafelog. As of 26 November 2013, version 3.7 had been downloaded nearly 10 million times.The new 3.8 version, named “Parker” was released yesterday.
History of wordpress
According to the official WordPress Codex, WordPress is the official successor to a blogging tool developed by French programmer Michel Valdrighi named b2/cafelog, which launched in 2001. In 2002 Valdrighi stopped developing b2, which in another world could have been where the story ends, however in January 2003 Matt Mullenweg, a university freshman who was using the b2 blogging software to post photos he was taking on a trip to Washington D.C., wrote on his blog that he’d be willing to create a fork of the project, which, together with a guy named Mike Little (who now runs a web development company named Zed1), is exactly what he did.
Mullenweg and Little released the first version of WordPress in May 2003.
Others soon joined Mullenweg and Little, including the originator of b2, Valdrighi. In April 2004, along with fellow developer Dougal Campbell, the then WordPress team launched a hub for notifying blog search engines of new blog posts/updates, named Ping-O-Matic. The following month, a principal competitor of WordPress, named Movable Type, announced a radical change to their pricing structure, thereby adding significant fuel to the WordPress fire by driving thousands of Moveable Type customers their way.
The first version of WordPress to support plugins (independently developed programs through which new functions/capabilities can be added) was version 1.2, released in May 2004, and in February 2005 they added themes (a set of files that draw upon the functions/capabilities of the WordPress back-end to essentially create the visible front-end layout and design of the site), many of which were (and still are) created by WordPress users.
According to Mullenweg’s Wikipedia page, version 1.5, released in February 2005, received over 900,000 downloads.
Released in 2007, version 2.1 brought a new user interface, auto save and spell checking. Widgets, improved atom feed various speed optimizations were soon to follow and by 2009 WordPress boasted automatic upgrades, built-in plugin installation, sticky posts, comment threading/paging/replies, as well as a new API, bulk management, and inline documentation.
Custom post types, additional custom menu management, new API’s for custom headers and custom backgrounds, were introduced in 2010, as well as the ability to manage multiple sites (a feature called MultiSite).
Since then we’ve seen posts formats, the admin bar, introductory welcome messages, feature pointers, a new theme customizer and theme previewer, a completely revamped media manager and more…

Versions of wordpress
0.7 noneUsed the same file structure as its predecessor, b2/cafelog, and continued the numbering from its last release, 0.6Only 0.71-gold is available for download in the official WordPress Release Archive page.
1.2 MingusAdded support of plugins; which same identification headers are used unchanged in WordPress releases as of 2011.
1.5 StrayhornAdded a range of vital features, such as ability to manage static pages and a template/theme system. It was also equipped with a new default template (code named Kubrick) designed by Michael Heilemann.
2.0 DukeAdded rich editing, better administration tools, image uploading, faster posting, improved import system, fully overhauled the back end, and various improvements to plugin developers.
2.1 EllaCorrected security issues, redesigned interface, enhanced editing tools (including integrated spell check and auto save), and improved content management options.
2.2 GetzAdded widget support for templates, updated Atom feed support, and speed optimizations.
2.3 DexterAdded native tagging support, new taxonomy system for categories, and easy notification of updates, fully supports Atom 1.0, with the publishing protocol, and some much needed security fixes.
2.5 BreckerVersion 2.4 was skipped, so version 2.5 added two releases worth of new code. The administration interface was fully redesigned, and the WordPress website to match the new style.
2.6 Tyner Added new features that made WordPress a more powerful CMS: it can now track changes to every post and page and allow easy posting from anywhere on the web.
2.7 ColtraneAdministration interface redesigned fully, added automatic upgrades and installing plugins, from within the administration interface.
2.8 BakerHad improvements in speed, added automatic installing of themes from within administration interface, introduces the CodePress editor for syntax highlighting and a redesigned widget interface.
2.9 CarmenAdded global undo, built-in image editor, batch plugin updating, and many less visible tweaks.
3.0 TheloniousAdded a new theme application programming interfaces (API); the merge of WordPress and WordPress MU, creating the new multi-site functionality, a new default theme called "Twenty Ten" and a refreshed, lighter admin UI.
3.1 Reinhardt Added the Admin Bar, which is displayed on all blog pages when an admin is logged in, and Post Format, best explained as a Tumblr like micro-blogging feature. It provides easy access to many critical functions, such as comments and updates. Includes internal linking abilities, a newly streamlined writing interface, and many other changes.
3.2 GershwinFocused on making WordPress faster and lighter. Released only four months after version 3.1, reflecting the growing speed of development in the WordPress community.
3.3 Sonny Focused on making WordPress friendlier for beginners and tablet computer users.
3.4 GreenFocused on improvements to theme customization, Twitter integration and several minor changes.
3.5 ElvinSupport for the Retina Display, color picker, new theme: Twenty Twelve, improved image workflow.
3.6 Oscar New theme: Twenty Thirteen ; Admin Enhancements - Post Formats UI Update, Menus UI improvements, Revisions Update, Autosave and Post Locking.
3.7 BasieAutomatically apply maintenance and security updates in the background; Stronger password recommendations; Support for automatically installing the right language files and keeping them up to date.
3.8 ParkerImproved admin interface; Responsive design for mobile devices; New typography using Open Sans; Admin color schemes; Redesigned theme management interface; Simplified main dashboard; Twenty Fourteen magazine style default theme.
Professional Journalism?
Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style used in social and cultural representation. It serves the purpose of playing the role of a public service machinery in the dissemination and analysis of news and information. Journalistic integrity is based on the principles of truth, accuracy and factual knowledge. Journalistic mediums can vary diversely, from print publishing to electronic broadcasting, and from newspaper to television channels, as well as to the web, and to digital technology.
In modern society, the news media is the chief purveyor of information and opinion about public affairs. Journalism, however, is not always confined to the news media or to news itself, as journalistic communication may find its way into broader forms of expression, including literature and cinema. In some nations, the news media is still controlled by government intervention, and is not fully an independent body.
The stated mission of the Society of Professional Journalists is to promote and defend the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press; encourage high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism; and promote and support diversity in journalism. SPJ has nearly 300 chapters across the United States that bring educational programming to local areas and offer regular contact with other media professionals. Its membership base is more than 9,000 members of the media.
SPJ initiatives include a Legal Defense Fund that wages court battles to secure First Amendment rights; the Project Sunshine campaign, to improve the ability of journalists and the public to obtain access to government records; the magazine Quill; and the annual Sigma Delta Chi Awards, which honour excellence in journalism.
It has also drawn up a Code of Ethics that aims to ensure that journalists adhere to high standards of behavior and decision-making while performing their work.
The organization helped foster the creation of the American Reporter, the first electronic internet-only newspaper.
Its president of the SPJ in 2008-2009 was Dave Aeikens. From 1939-1940, the president was the university professor Elmo Scott Watson, then atNorthwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Watson was particularly known for his work on the history of the American West.

What is Scribus?
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to Linux, BSD UNIX, Solaris, OpenIndiana, GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, Haiku and Windows desktops with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design.
Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and spot colors, ICC color management, and versatile PDF creation.

My opinion about journalism…

Journalism right now is one of the topics that are taking out the world; thanks to the globalization, It has rose in the past decades, thanks to the new media services that appear every day, like Internet, TV, etc. Journalism helps people to know what’s happening around them, al the things that happen bye their side. This will help to know about everything we want to know, about sports, technology, and all the wonderful things that the world gives us.

Conclusion
WordPress blogging platform has quickly become the top choice for bloggers today. Whether new to blogging or trying to make a profitable business blog; all types of bloggers prefer going with a WordPress blog now. Well, for people who do not know why WordPress blogging platform is on the peak right now; here is a brief overview to get all of you familiar to why WordPress is the best for blogging.
First of all, going with WordPress means you are choosing something flexible and versatile. Your interests and imaginations will tell you what you want out of your blog and WordPress will make it happen. WordPress can almost do anything and everything when it comes to customizing your blog. If you want a website only, if you want a blog only, or you want both together; WordPress can make it happen easily. There are just a few things that WordPress cannot do such as cutting your lawn grass but what it can do is help you blog about your lawn grass or lawn maintenance business. Depending on the configuration you do while installing WordPress; you can have a blog, a website, or both at once. Something fundamental on a journalist life.