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We can get knowledge from news, but some people think we cannot trust journalists. What do you think? What qualities do you think a successful journalist should have?

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There is a controversial statement heating a debate over whether or not people should trust journalists and the
information
 they deliver.
This
 essay is devoted to explaining why I believe that it is reasonable to raise
skepticism
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scepticism
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 of the journalist’s credibility, along with core virtues that a respected reporter should have. On the one hand, there
are
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 a myriad of reasons why people might feel reluctant to believe a newsman or newswoman. A great many journalists nowadays are catering for wider audiences in order to accelerate their viewership of the
news
, or
in other words
, make profit expansion. To do
this
, many
news
 media have a tendency to focus on tabloid
news
, especially related to personal life scandals of celebrities which can draw an appeal to more readers.
For example
, some newspapers recently have spread miserable
rumors
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 about the newly married life of Mako, a Japanese princess who left
royal
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 family to stay with a commoner.
However
,
this
information
 has not been confirmed yet and should not be trusted by anyone.
On the other hand
, accomplished journalists should have honesty and determination. They should disperse the latest trustworthy source of
information
 to the community
instead
 of following other poor-trained co-workers who only want to provoke the curiosity of readers by twisting the facts.
Furthermore
, they should
also
 be persistent to defend the freedom of the press as well as ordinary people's right to know the truth, despite being under different forms of
pressures
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. To sum up, I believe that readers should wisely choose the
trustful
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trustworthy
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 source
information
 updated by notorious newspapers to avoid misleading
news
, while being honest and determined in any situations are the important inner-traits that a successful
information
 sender should have.
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