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A journalist should be judged primarily by the truthfulness of his report rather than its presentation, language & grammar which are also important but not as critical as truthfulness.
Both journalist & reader have their bias & that is not a crime.
An honest journalist keeps to the facts as they are, even though his bias will affect his language & presentation.
A biased reader tries to read between the lines beyond the facts given by the journalist, finds reasons to blame the journalist’s presentation (if not story) if the story does not match his own perception.
In the context of media credibility, it is essential to consider how news outlets can introspect and improve their reporting standards to regain public trust.
Some biased readers also develop their conspiracy theories. One that says all media is manipulated by powerful moneybags for their vested interests; hence nothing reported is worth believing. They use a 140-year-old speech by John Swinton to support this theory.
A journalist may not be perfect in all respects but some are better than others.
Those who spread hatred using misinformation/ selective information are the worst. They do it for ideological reasons or to please their bosses or to increase TRP of their channel.
Those who play sycophancy to the powerful & practice corruption, to live a comfortable life are a shame.
Those who sacrifice their comfort, withstand pressures to bring the facts to their readers are admirable. In countries like Pakistan, China, Russia, Iran, many even risks own lives for the truth. They are the heroes like Narges Mohammadi, winner of Nobel prize this year.
These pieces are being published as they have been received – they have not been edited/fact-checked by ThePrint.