Monday, October 7, 2013

Things About Being A Journalist

By Edmond Riley


Roles and responsibility is present to every professional, and journalists are no exception. There are a lot of vital aspects that are needed to be considered in order to become successful in this field, thus being a journalist is not an easy task. Their duties includes gathering up information from various areas about life, natural disaster, economy, war, politics, current events, and the likes. Then after they gather the information they then present to the public. The number of tasks that they handle is different and this depends on the size of the organization that they belong to. A large organization has vast manpower and staff, in this manner each usually handles one tasks at a times whereas small organization has a few number of manpower and staff, in this manner each are asks to handle more than tasks.

For most people there are various reasons why they want to become a journalist. Be it a desire to be known, for money, having the desire to influence others, the desire to write, or seeking more knowledge. They may all have different goals but they all have the same duties and that is to serve the people. Recognizing that they choose this career to take up the role as the servant of the people is what makes one the best journalist. Sharing the information to the public helps every people improve their way of life in some way. This information is carried out through the journalists' writings. They also defend people rights and become the voice to those who don't have one. Knowledge is obtained through information. This is why journalists make sure that they share only relevant and accurate information to the public.

Having the desires is not enough to be able to become a successful in the field of media. Certain skills and specials qualities are needed to be improved. Being observant is something that they should possess. Being able to watch everything around and find things out is a skill that they have. Every discovery that they have that is relevant is then shared to the public. They continue to learn something new so that they can enhance their knowledge to be able to master the basic news story format. This will help them to become more skilled in this field where information is a weapon of choice by developing their own style. When it comes to sharing information to the public, their writing are just simple and not complex so that it will be easily understood by the public.

They ensure that they get the information that they need from trustworthy and reliable sources. Information has the ability to endanger someone's life or even cause chaos. They should be sensitive enough to know what to write and what should be left out. Gaining the public trust needs hard work which is why they need to ensure to only provide the public with information that are factual, relevant, and accurate.

There is always training available for those who want to learn more about responsible journalism. This is a way to help them become a good example on others. Journalist can play a big role on the society. They should influence the public and society to become vigilant on what is going on around and to take action for the greater good of all.




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