Nowadays, people get information through news and papers, but meanwhile are uncertain about the truth of these news. Should we believe the journalists? What qualities should a good journalist or a correspondent have?

In
this
era of technological advancement,
although
the print and electronic media is becoming a vital source of information for the general public, yet people are having doubts about authenticity of the news. People should have confidence in the correspondents for their efforts as disinformation are generally from managerial levels and reporters should
also
be well educated and aware of their responsibilities to excel in their discipline. It is a well-known fact that journalism is not an easy forte as they have to risk their lives and work hard to update their audience and readers about different situations, so we should acknowledge their work and boost their confidence by trusting them. As no one is flawless, so they can
also
make mistakes but these are not deliberate and margin of error should be given to them.
Moreover
, most of
errors
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the errors
are from content managers or owners, so
this
should not affect the credibility of a reporter.
For instance
, recently in Pakistan, a well-known newspaper published some news about a political party which later on proved false, on investigation the fault was of the
proof reader
someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
proofreader
, not the journalist. The correspondents should
also
take responsibility to win the trust of their followers by opting some qualities.
Firstly they
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Firstly, they
should have proper knowledge of their field, as some people are joining media without having adequate knowledge of
this
field and the result is
overall bad image
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an overall bad image
the overall bad image
of
whole community
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the whole community
whole communities
a whole community
.
Secondly
, they should do research about every news before presenting to the people, as in
this
fast paced age, everyone wants real news, not breaking news.
For instance
, many surveys conducted in various media houses have shown that there is a remarkable rating difference between shows of professional anchors and nonprofessional ones. To conclude, currently many people are relying on
media
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the media
for
informations
a message received and understood
information
despite of their reservations on their genuineness. But we should trust journalists for the hard work and efforts they
made
engage in
did
for
us but
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us, but
they should
also
have thorough knowledge of their field and circumstances.
to
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To
win
trust
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the trust
of people.
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