Today my news feed included a lot of information about the corona virus. Today many reports have come out regarding the virus. It is beginning to spread and is looking like it will soon become a global epidemic. It is beginning to come into contact with other countries which will just spread the disease even more. When reporting things like epidemics, it is very important for these writers to avoid releasing wrong information. This has the possibility to spread and make the public unaware of the actual issues going on. They have a duty to themselves and a duty to journalism to not spread lies or exaggerated information.The articles I read did a good job of solely reporting facts about the situation. They did not try to exaggerate facts in order to get more clicks on their story. As a reader I value this greatly in everything I read. I do not want to feel persuaded or feel like I am being pushed to a conclusion.
Other stories that were on my news feed today dealt with political stories about Trump and Mike Pence, and other political figures. These articles went into these peoples public policies and described what was going on. Mike Pence’s article for example went into what he hasn’t done about health in his policies. When journalists reports about politics, it is essential to avoid from using their own bias. They have to present facts without having any disdain for each candidate. This will allow the reader to go through each article and get the facts without being exposed to any bias.
These articles in my feed did a great job of giving me headlines that tell me directly what will be included in the article. They refrain from using “click-bait” in their articles to generate additional clicks. This is the sign of a trustworthy news source who should be reliable in reporting information. Overall, my articles in my news feed today were very informative.
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