It is obvious that public is losing its trust in media these days. There are several reasons why people do not trust news much, and there are certain traits that a great journalist should possess. Trust of public in media agencies is falling at alarmingly high rate in recent years for the following reasons. One of the major reasons is that the increased number of news sources make it harder than ever to be well-informed for average people. With tremendous advancement in information technology, digitally oriented people are heavily exposed to information, both factual and fictional kinds, daily; thus, they have less confidence in media due to the rise of false news and alternative facts. Another reason is that fierce competition for audience’s attention has led to increased interpretative bias on facts, creating sensationalism by reporters. As a result, it instills the ideas in many people that news reports are lack of credibility, and that most are fabricated based on opinions or em...