Religious convictions may hinder factual reporting, may show some form of biasses, and the dilemma to report a story or not. There is the issue of personal integrity as some journalists might not be fully honest with regards to what they are reporting as they want to climb up the professional ladder and earn the love and respect and readers and the people around him. In a video that Nivitra showed in the class, it investigates a writer, Stephen Glass who fabricated information in his past published works in a few magazines in the US. in real life, it is much more difficult to keep covering up lies than telling the truth instead. However this writer Stephen Glass found the urge to keep fabricating the stories that he had written. in my opinion, it is better to tell the truth than a lie. If one tells lies in any profession, it is bound to be found out and there will be harsh repercussions.
When journalists report news, it is important that all information is factual. Once a piece of news is fabricated, the news source will not be considered trustworthy, no matter how appealing the story is to audiences. Journalists have to report facts and not fabrication. Journalists are also not supposed to inject their personal opinion into any piece of news. If biasses are brought into news articles, audiences will always be swayed to think in a particular manner. However, it might not however, entirely be the journalists' faults. For instance if journalists interview different people, they rely on their interviewees to provide them with information and thus, if it is not entirely factual, it is deemed not fair for the journalists in a certain way. Journalists have to work under tight deadlines and thus it is good that they not put all their eggs in one basket by relying solely on one source. Thus, it is better for journalists to get multiple sources as a form of credibility.
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