From the moment we have attended school, aspiring journalists were taught of their responsibilities in serving their community and protecting their stories. Also, we are taught of list of things we should avoid when giving out information to the people. We must be credible of the news we get, we should be fair or balance, honest, and most of all, the stories we publish should give the people additional information so that they can use it if necessary.
But then mostly these students after graduation and they become journalists, they often forget what they have been taught in school. They can be wrote stories they want, according to their preferences and what they would like their stories to be published. This is the truth in the "real world".
It is so obvious that they use their power in making news which were credible but then, sensationalized. They are putting exaggerated words that they call it spices for their stories even if they knew firsthand that this weren't right. Because of these words, people sometimes believe but some knew they were just exaggerating their stories so people will read their stories.
The bad side of exaggerating stories or sensationalizing the choice of words will mislead the readers on what the story is all about. The readers can form different interpretation depending on what will pop out in their minds first. They can think of the other meaning instead of the meaning that the writer is trying to convey.
Not because we have the opportunity to give information to the people doesn't mean we can give whatever stories we want to be published. The choice of words are very important since even simple words we write can give several interpretation to our readers. We should consider that not every individual can interpret the words with what you are trying to imply. Wrong assumptions can lead to wrong conclusions.
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