Without journalism, people would have no idea what to believe about the world around them. All journalism is tainted by the biases and prejudices of those who report it, but at its core, journalism is still a search for the truth. Weather it is a search for the truth about the integrity of the people who run our country, or the truth about which local restaurant serves the best barbecue, journalism is about finding and presenting that truth so that others may know.
"...so that others may know." I like that phrase. It highlights how journalism is a service. A service to the general public, to humanity. In some cases people have given their lives in this service.
Truly, people cannot be free without truth. Lies, falsehoods, rumors - all these imprison the mind. Journalists are freedom fighters. And when the last journalist lays down his Reporter's Notebook and gives up the search, freedom will be lost. We will still be alive, but we will have lost our ability to be human, to be truly free.
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