The Role Of Journalism In The 21st Century.docx

THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY: The role of journalism has been evolving since its inception, and with the advent of the 21st century, it has undergone a massive transformation. In this modern era of technology, journalism has penetrated even the smallest spheres of human lives. The Internet has become the treasure trove of news and information. Twitter, blogs, and citizen journalism have contributed successfully in making the whole world just like one big family. Journalism now is not the monopoly of a few institutions or individuals. The choice, preferences, and needs of the public have been shaping journalism since ancient times. The public earlier was more or less a passive recipient of information. In 21st century journalism, the public is a community in which plays a very important role. Citizen journalism has given the typical journalism a whole new edge. Furthermore, the coverage has expanded considerably; information has become more diverse and engaging. It also assists and acts as a motivator for the professionals to become sharper and perform better. Nevertheless, the information may not be totally verified and accurate and is mostly littered with subjective views. Functions of a Journalist and Journalism ethics and standards: Public trust issues: In today’s world, people have almost unlimited sources of information allowing them to get a better, more accurate view of any given information and exercise better and more precise judgment. Now people are steadily serving as reporters and editors to each other. Journalism ethics dictates the information should be unbiased, free, fair and concise. Nevertheless, many journalists remain biased and report according to their taste and preferences. Moreover, balancing competition and ethics is a significant issue. Because of this, the public has lost a good deal of trust in news agencies. Engaging people at the core of journalism can go a long way to restoring trust. They have to be independent, realize their responsibility in making people smart consumers of news. Original journalistic responsibilities included trust, honesty, and integrity in job performance and in handling information. Journalists have been the human bridges between news stories. But getting from Point A: obtaining the information to Point B: delivering it takes professional morals, candor, and ethics. Twenty-firstcentury journalists have more challenges and freedom than those who chose the profession in previous generations. This is due in large part to the technological advancements that can make even the most distant strangers instant friends or nemesis. A journalist’s first responsibility or roles of Journalists is and always has been to gain the public’s trust and commit to sharing the truth. Their facts must be verified, and they must forgo prejudices and biases while writing as objectively as they can. They must view public trust not as a conception, but with a realistic desire to connect on a human level. They should see the public as a community rather than just an audience of which their profession has a vital part. In fact, gathering and sharing information is the easy part of the job. The hardest part comes from maintaining the journalist’s integrity during the process. 21st-century journalists need to be creative and work independently without compromising personal or professional integrity by being indifferent or hostile towards the story, subject matter or people involved.

Functions of a Journalist and Journalists need to: *Have a Good Code of Ethics – Having a strong set of personal and professional ethics can ensure horrendous consequences don’t follow and destroy your reputation, or worse, your life. Role of journalism

*Have a Sense of Independence – The first obligation of the job is uncovering the truth. Not being swayed by corrupt handiwork is easier when you display independent goals toward the subject. * Independent and Impartial reporting: The first and foremost ethic of journalism is impartiality. Journalism should be true, free, without any bias and lucid. It should not bog down under threat, subjective views, money, and competition. *Avoid Prejudice and Politics at All Times – Covering a story about prejudice—whether racial or otherwise— is often necessary, but inserting opinions on the topic is not. Duties of a Journalists should also be above political debates. Loyalties should be toward the audience, not to specific beliefs or ideals. *Be an Advocate for Peace – Teaching compassion, advocating peace, unity and taking a stand against global enemies of humanity goes a long way toward expanding one’s personal and professional growth. *Promote the Golden Rule – Teaching the reactions and consequences surrounding the basic rule of thumb of treating others the way you wish to be treated is an easy way to instill peace without being preachy. * Teach Positive Values – One of the most essential roles of journalism is to teach and nurture the decisive values of family, love, compassion, truthfulness, loyalty, social service, unity, and world peace. It should educate the younger generation about the positive effects of these values on human lives. *Avoid Sensationalism – When personal ratings and money are on the line, it’s hard not to want a piece of the pie. But true journalism is about delivering a story, not about oneself or personal benefit. * Speak out against Injustice and Violence – The role of journalism is to take a stand against the offenders of humanity, criminals, hate speech, violence, corruption, injustice and any aberration. It should act as a means of getting justice done at any cost and act as a future deterrent to unscrupulous people.There are a lot of key rules to being a journalist, but it all comes down to respect. Respect your story’s subject matter and audience by way of providing gender, racial and national equality and personal freedom. Denounce degradation and work from a neutral platform. While that’s a tricky task, it will lead to an honorable and fulfilling profession that you can be proud to claim. We are well aware it is not only the journalist who matters; the platform also plays a great role. A good journalist can have tremendous influence if they can find an uninfluenced platform from which to work. The trick is finding that platform or make the platforms unbiased. Twenty-first-century role of journalism or duties of journalist in society is no longer just typical reporting and editing. It is a revolution, a platform for the whole world to against injustice and oppression and make the dream of a peaceful world—a world led by the Golden Rule—and make it a reality.