Some people see the media as a provider of entertainment, while others project news media as a source to collect information. Both of those views require truthful details from news media. Chris Sutcliffe, a news editor of The Media Briefing, discusses his own idea of news media in his article, “What is the Point of the News Media?” He states in his article, “It should be to publish articles in the public’s best interest, using fact as a bedrock on which to build arguments,” saying that the purpose of news media is to publish truthful articles (Sutcliffe). The act of publishing truthful articles is an ethic of journalism that all reporters should follow. Therefore, the purpose, whatever it might be, will require truthful information. Sutcliffe did not only express his opinion on the purpose of news media, but also pointed out a flaw in news media. He mentions how some reporters have betrayed the public by not following the ethic of publishing truthful news, which can cause the public to become doubtful toward news media. Moreover, questioning whether a news is true or lie. Beside this flaw, news media contain other flaws that the public can used to explain why news media is …show more content…
A news media station should always provide the public with information that does not contain lies. Reporters should never twist the information they are going to share with the public. However, many aspects of the news media have changed throughout the decades. James Fallow, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, argues in his article, “Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) News Media,” that the ethics of journalism has gotten “worse” because news media is become more market-minded, meaning that reporters are concern about keeping their business running. Thus, reporters will report news that will benefit their business and alter any news that will harm their business. Therefore, news media is becoming an unreliable source of information because reporters are putting themselves over the