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The news is a source of knowledge about the world. How much can we trust the journalists? What are the qualities a good journalist should have? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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It is undeniable that
news media
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the news media
has been
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have been
 an indispensable part of our life, displaying a much colourful world in front of us than ever before. Thanks to the development of the news media technology and the profession of journalists, we no longer feel unfamiliar about the other side of the planet. While enjoying the wide knowledge brought by the reporters, we should
also
 take
this
 news with a pinch of salt as some information seems to be enticing but may not be based on the truth of the fact. As we all know, most news companies run to make profits, which is likely to make some journalists distort their reports to earn ratings. Meanwhile, many news media are controlled by some powerful
institutes including
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institutes, including
 the government;
howbeit
, it would cause the journalists reporting
tendentious news
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the tendentious news
for
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since
 they want to be in favour of the government rather than the public. Spreading knowledge of the world for the
public but
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public, but
 not propagandising for a certain powerful organisation is the main quality following qualities:
First
 of all, he should be unbiased and not easily swayed by any party or group, reporting the news as factual as it is.
Second
, journalists need to report news of
such
 various fields of society, science, geology, medicine, entertainment
etcetera
; thereby, it would be tough for him to handle
this
 job well if he is not versatile.
Also
, the most important personality of a journalist is that he must be brave and bold enough because there must be tough barriers waiting for him to break down. In
epilogue
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the epilogue
, we should keep a clear head for the news reported by the journalists and a good journalist should possess a multifaceted personality.
journalist
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The journalist
Journalist
A journalist
 should have.

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