Do you feel that Today's Journalists have forgotten the "Ethics" of Journalism?
By AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27424)
India
November 18, 2007 1:10am CST
Today every where either in News Papers or on TV channels we are forcefully subjected to crime scenes which are very gruesome, cruel and some times make one sick! I agree that the journalists job is to inform general people about the happenings around the earth may then they may be good or bad! But while doing so thse people are suppose to have some ethics, like they need not show cruel, gruesome pictures like headless body or chopped body or rotten body of a human being on the TV or publish such pictures in News papers. Such pictures they haunt you trough out the day involuntarily and you are not able concentrate on your work! Previously journalists used to report about a crime in brief and one could follow what they wanted to say! But today a small incident involving say a murder by a criminal is projected in such a big way with photographs and other material to draw the attention of public that it makes one sick going to same typeof news every day!
What do you feel, Today's journalists have they forgetten the ethics of journalism for their selfishness? Your response would be higly appreciated!
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6 responses
@kishusia (1066)
• India
15 Apr 08
I will say that most of today's journalists have forgotten the ethics of journalism for their selfishness. Both good and bad is happening in this world. The ratio of reporting bad happenings to right happenings is very high. Then bad happenings are reported in a manner that make them coloured news. It affects people in a bad manner. If such reporting had lessen their number then it would have been good. But it has achieved any such thing.
@muralimn (534)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Nov 07
Yes I feel today Journalism has forgotten all the ethics. They just make anything a news. They are trying to make a news out of anything and everything. They should change for the good of the society.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
18 Nov 07
I will defend the journalists on this one, and I will say that some have forgotten about ethics, but bare in mind that many journalists only want the truth, they will do anything and everything to get that truth. I know a few journalists and I have wanted to get into journalism, and I can say firsthand that most all journalists like to cross the line only because they are desperate for more information.
@fanji008 (775)
• China
18 Nov 07
Hi,there! I do agree with you to some degree for this topic. Nowadays some of the jounalists don't pay much attention to the truth itself but try to exaggerate the thing in order to attract more people's attention. Sometimes they even make some fake news so that it can be popular with people.I do think it's absolutely wrong that media doesn't reflect the truth.Sometimes even if they see the violent scenes,they'd better try to keep the bloody things away from the kids. It's not good at all for them. Thanks for the discussion and have a nice day!
