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

Introduction: We have to believe the journalists because they are our only source

Paragraph 1: Journalists are the people who run the media and serve us in many ways through media

1.       Educate and inform

2.       Entertain

3.       Shape our opinion

4.       Link between the government and people

5.       Help to provide justice at times

Paragraph 2: Qualities of a journalist

1.       He should promote the truth and not rumours of ill founded news. Only authenticated news should be given

2.       He should be unbiased – not favour any group or political party

3.       He should not hurt the sentiments of any particular community. Very important in a pluralistic ( multicultural and multi-religious ) society

4.       He should be versatile – he has to cover varied news – sports, business, entertainment, politics

5.       He should be always on his toes(alert) – because you never know when the sky is going to fall

6.       He should be bold and brave – he has to handle tough situations