Should journalists make facts up or guess and print it as long as they believe it to be true?
2006-10-22 06:55:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, that has been a complaint of mine for over 35 years.
Reporters need to report only the facts and leave out their interpretation, feelings and beliefs about those facts. Today's reporters try and makes people believe their way of thinking is right.
2006-10-22 07:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the problem with most journalists is that they report from their perspective without having just evidence for their assumption. This is why they should wait until the facts are assembled, to keep people from "presuming" and speculating the facts. Honesty IS the best policy, and somtimes the first impression of a subject is not always accurate.
2006-10-22 13:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would be an oxymoron. To be a journalist, you must contend with FACTS, not faith. If you're writing from faith, you are writing philosophy. That's not journalistic.
2006-10-22 13:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we did have a religion based on journalism, everybody would Love the terrorists.
Journalists in the media Love the terrorist, so it wouldn't be that respected if you ask me
2006-10-22 13:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by a person 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
editorial my dear. its called editorial.
2006-10-22 13:58:16 · answer #5 · answered by apple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that we should but we do anyway.
2006-10-22 13:58:44 · answer #6 · answered by BumbleBee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋