Five things Journalists Should Remember

 

Five things Journalists Should Remember

 

• Role of Journalists

• Things a Journalist should remember

Role of a Journalist-

The journalist is a word, after hearing that many people make assumptions that a person who appears on the television. This assumption is the half-truth but once we go in deep we will be able to know the difference. Every person who is in the field of journalism likes to call himself a journalist. Print media, electronic media, and digital media or online journalisms are three kinds of media/ journalism. The person who is in any of these three kinds of media or journalism field is a journalist.

The basic role of a journalist is to gather informative facts and pass it to the public. A journalist should have an excellent news sense. He should know which information should pass to the public and which should not. If a dog bites a man then it’s not the news because it is obvious that the nature of a dog is to bite. Everyone knows that dogs can bite. But, if a man bites a dog then that is the news because it is interesting and unbelievable. No one can assume that to happen.

A journalist should know this difference. The role of a journalist is to find such news and to inform about it to the public. But, while passing the news to the public a journalist should care and remember some points.

Things a journalist should remember

Accuracy- Accuracy is one basic thing for which every journalist should care about. It affects everyone when a journalist reports the news in public. Accuracy means correctness. There should be correctness in the news. Having a single mistake in the news can affect the reputation of the journalist and the channel or organization. So, there must be accurate news and every journalist should care about it. They shouldn't forget it.

Independence- The journalist should be independent. Without any fear, he should speak and put any matter in public. Journalists are known for being the voice of every person in the country. If no one listens to a common man of the country then he goes to the media. The media raise his voice in public and then the entire country stands in support of that common man and finally, he gets justice. So every media person or journalist should be bold and independent to stand for every common people and must be speaking independently.

Impartiality- Journalists should be impartial. The role of a journalist is known for listening and presenting the fact from both sides. They should not stick with one aspect of the matter. They should search and find the fact from all angles and serve it to the public but they should not decide on their theory. Journalists should remember that they are neither in support nor opposing a particular side. They should be neutral and impartial.

Humanity- Journalists should remember that the person who has been charged for a crime, either he is the culprit or not but he is a human. And for humanity, journalists should show some respect towards him. Showing some respect shows that humanity is still alive. This is the reason that when a charged person whose crime is not justified, media show their face blur while displaying on the screen. Journalists should not forget it.

Accountability- Journalists should show some accountability towards their work. If the journalist has reported something and there is any mistake in that then he should take responsibility for that. He should accept that mistake and immediately he should correct that mistake and should try to not repeat that kind of mistake. He should not argue with anyone unnecessarily regarding that.

These things the journalist should keep remember and never forget. These five things make him a responsible and real journalist. They should take these in their common nature and should use it as their proper quality.