Nowadays, people are less likely to trust news agencies. Why is this happening? What qualities are necessary to become a good journalist?

It is undeniable that news agencies are not completely trustworthy. There are several reasons why this is happening and there are qualities to become a competent journalist. The news given could be unreliable and does not consist of any facts. It could be bunch of rumours spreading or simply a bias point of view by the journalist. In order to be an excellent journalist, proper research and have an open mind are really important before writing things down. People becoming sceptical over the news due to the following reasons. One of the reasons is that the news could be spreading rumours. These days, many agencies will always find a way to come out with a news that sounds entertaining for the readers even though it might not be true. All they could think of is gaining more readers to engage with their news so that they could receive more profits for themselves. In addition, the article can be sound as prejudice. The way the news delivered could be read as bias as a person’s emotions can be easily interrupted when writing an article. For example, if the journalist needs to write about a particular religion that he or she dislike, the way they deliver the news will be interrupted by their own emotions. There are a few quality traits that are needed in order to be a journalist. Firstly, journalist needs to be educated and they need to fully know the importance of delivering facts to the public. Misjudgement or misunderstanding of the article from the readers can caused a bad reputation to the agency and the journalist as well. For example, some readers are smart, they will have the tendency to make comparison with the other articles from other news agencies and analyse which one provides the most reliable. Other than that, having an open mind is very important before being a journalist. We need to put aside any sort of bias or unpleasant perspective towards any group or person so that when we type out the article, our emotions will not get in our way. As a result, the article will be seen as neutral and reliable. In conclusion, people are less likely to believe any news from the news agencies due to rumours and bias point of view. Research-oriented and being open-minded are necessary qualities for the journalists to be good. Given the above, it is important for everyone to always double check the article that you are reading and make sure that it comes from a reliable source.