When it comes to the government right to ban false news or to punish journalists who report false news to the public, Article 19 rejects with persistence. Article 19 in fact stated its first claim that punishing journalists will result in a negative effect of discouragement on them to report nor write any uncertain developments that can turn out to be vital.
But with respect to the article claim of point about how of the punishment will cause journalists to be discouraged: journalists in fact thrive by the trustworthy reputations that the public form when the journalist himself is confident of what he is reporting by neither reporting false/uncertain news nor before double checking the facts of the matter. Because needless to say that his
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Another study led by Craig Silverman, a researcher in Digital Journalism at Columbia University too pointed out that journalists can frequently promote misinformation to increase the media and social engagements. Second claim of Article 19 tackled that facts and opinions aren’t easily separated from each other and that banning false news will result in two issues. First issue: The only opinions that will be reported will be only those favored by the authorities and that works inconsistently with democracy. Second issue: Banning false news violates the freedom of speech and expression.
But that isn’t true. Facts can be absolutely separated from opinions and checked even in a rapidly changing environment. In fact it is essential to check facts and apart it from opinions other way journalists under the name of media will be leading the public into a manipulative and wrong path by their inability to differentiate. Supporting that point: the American Press Institute survey conducted in 22 universities, showed that about 65% graduates of communication and journalism believed that fact-checking is an effective and essential form of
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In other words, Freedom of speech and expression shall withstand and respect enough not to come across the rights of public to have a well-established truthful reports. Therefore, any journalist must convey truthful information and a good foundation spectrum of opinions on issues and do their best to obtain the reliable information by making sure it is complete, truthful and unbiased. And lastly needless to say, information that may humiliate a person should be checked critically before being
...emain respectable in the journalistic field, it is imperative to abide by all constitutional laws and ethical values.
Through manipulation and lies, media manages to modify objective news into biased news in order to convince the public of what the media wants them to believe. The article, “How the Media Twist the News”, by Sheila Gribben Liaugminas discusses the major influence that news has on readers based on their choice of stories and words. “How the Media Twists the News” has borrowed from multiple other texts such as the books like Public Opinion and Liberty and News, news magazine writers such as Ruderman, and news networks like CBS through Bias, A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News and CNN to make her arguments valid and prove that the news is biased and that it does influence readers significantly because of it.
It is not uncommon to hear people complaining about what they hear on the news. Everyone knows it and the media themselves knows it as well. Some of the most renowned journalists have even covered the the media’s issues in detail. Biased news outlets have flooded everyday news. We find that journalism’s greatest problems lie in the media’s inability for unbiased reporting, the tendency to use the ignorance of their audience to create a story, and their struggles to maintain relevance.
The introduction of the internet to modern society has brought about a new age of information relation. Since there is no longer a need to wait until the next print day, news from all over the world is available at a person’s fingertips within hours or even minutes of the event. With this advent of such easily accessible information, new problems for the news media have also arisen. Aside from potentially losing good economic standing because newspapers are no longer being purchased in the quantities they used to be, the credibility of the information itself is also put into question. No one would argue that credibility of news sources is unimportant, but there is a discrepancy in what takes precedence; economy and speed or getting the information out correctly at the first publishing by taking the time to make sure all facts are checked. The importance of having a system of checks on all information submitted is paramount. People trust what they read and believe it to be so without always questioning. If all information were to not be checked thoroughly, there would be instances where people read an article only for information included to be wrong and they go on believing such information. This can be very dangerous as misinformed people make misinformed decisions. With an increase in errors being made by citizen bloggers and even major publications, many are worried that journalistic ethics and credibility in the news media are being sacrificed in order to maintain swiftness in the news circuit and to retain personal profits. Though getting information to the masses quickly is a major part of the media’s importance, this should not mean that the credibility of that information being presented should be sacrificed for it...
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) provides a very clear and thorough Code of Ethics, which serves as a good definition of ethical journalism. According to this code, an ethical journalist must try to minimize any potential harm done to people directly involved with the event being reported. Such a journalist should also act independently of any personal biases, and be responsive to any criticism of their work. Finally, a truly ethical journalist must seek to find and report the truth (Society). Common sense reaffirms these guidelines. When one thinks of ethical behavior, one usually thinks along terms of being truthful, appreciative of others, acting responsively and using fair judgement. All of these concepts are explicitly stated in the SPJ's Code of Ethics.
To conclude, when public journalism is being practiced, a larger percentage of reports face an innumerable amount of issues that lie in their content, the journalists themselves, and their audience. What is being reported by professionals, traditional journalist, constitutes as “good journalism” because of their ability to maintain and provide accurate, unbiased reports, fulfill being a good neighbor and watchdog, while adjusting to our growing technological advancements with an newer and improved rapid reporting. Thus, traditional journalism holds the persisting dominance over their competitors, public journalism.
She has a duty as a journalist to "truth in reporting", which defines the lack of accuracy and
...stence depends upon continued success in furnishing readers and listeners with a wide range of facts,” said reporter Julian Adams. By the public depending on media for information, they are making the media money. Buying newspapers and magazines are compensating those companies. Listening to your local radio station and watching your local news channel is compensating those companies. “Staging (fabrication) or deliberate distortion of news is against public interest,” said writer William B. Ray. Society believes in media and the media believes in the society. So let the society know the real data and what’s important. Knowing what’s important captures the public’s interest rather than knowing what’s fake. Falsifying News is legal meaning the media is allowed to lie to the public. Everyone has their own views on this topic but either way lying to the society is wrong.