Participants at the SIGNIS Asia Journalism Fellowship Programme 2021 that started off with an Introduction Session on Oct. 26, 2021.
By LiCAS.news
Oct 29 2021
Setting the tone for the first webinar of the seven-week program this week, SIGNIS World president Helen Osman addressed issues confronting journalists today.
Speaking from experience as someone who has built a career in Catholic media and organizations, she acknowledged her own struggle to remain balanced and unbiased while trying to abide by the standards and ethics of journalism.
“We must also realize that we consider those standards and ethics through the framework of our own values and belief perspectives,” she said.
“Does that make us biased? Or honest in our supposed objectivity?”
Asserting her belief that being more self-aware makes a better journalist, she went on to address the issues of impartiality, propaganda, fake news and balanced reporting, and how these are changing in an already disrupted world.
The dynamism of media and its myriad of channels are creating an increasingly complex environment for journalists and journalism today.
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