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Global crises is one of the issue we should be conscious about it. But, did you actually know what the global crisis is? First come of mind is the ozone layer become thick day by day, natural disaster quite often happen in this recent year, animal lost of shelter and some of animal are now extinct. Did you have taken any action do protect our earth? Actually journalists and reporters have taken place do covering climate change news, as a journalist should be have fair and balance to view the issue and use different approach to reporting the issue.
Based on Ward B, 2009 was highlighted journalist itself should satisfy the essential requirements seek truth, faithfulness, courageous in gathering variation of information not just rely on single source and unbiased to reporting. Are you believed what the relevant of global crises and journalists are correlated, how you view those all information and news are made by journalist? Do the journalists comply with ethics code? Like SPJ Code of Ethics was mentioned give voice to the voiceless, official and unofficial sources of information can be equally valid for urge journalist can did a course of action. Also, journalist should be aware of contradictory statements, ensure that not aim specific issue.
Today, almost of reporters may accustom to provide balance opinion based on the science. In fact, they should be learn ‘false balance’ providing space disproportionate to its scientific credibility to perspectives running counter to what is now widely accepted as the ‘established’ scientific judgment (Ward B, 2009). This also part of the obligation to let public voice up what they can do for against climate change and reduce this is a problem that haunts all of us.
Public would have think that the media should have moral obligation to discover facts without distortion, to avoid the facts wrong used by those hold the power, in addition spend time on seek to expose the truth rather than spout fiction (Dean T, 2013). What is the role of media that played, are they have follow moral obligation to report climate crises and provide anything to public without exaggerate purposely?
I think that media can use their own power to inform and assemble public point of view about climate change, generate numerous of action to mitigate bad consequence by global warning. From Stephenson W,2012 argued that journalist should be not concern that those with ideological or vested interests oppose action on climate change, they should speaking out those voices for what they are did and give public to think whether they are achieve code of ethics. We cannot be influence by the untruth facts and statistic to interfere with our voice. Why journalist intention not report climate change? Because most of them were afraid if they are report this issue, they job also will be affected or never had chance to work with the media anymore. Stephenson W, 2012 also remind himself ‘I knew that once I’d crossed the line to the “other side,” there could be no turning back’. It could be one of the factor to make journalist unable step forward the code of ethics, so it is hard to let public to believe that climate change is actually worst in this coming decade. Please be smart do look clear our real situation now, don’t just believe whatever media show to us.
Please love your earth, if not it can threaten our only home.
This is a video that have 8 speakers share what it is happening about climate change, take your time to listen what are they said. It is a very knowledgeable.
http://www.ted.com/playlists/78/climate_change_oh_it_s_real.html
Reference
Dean, T 2013, accessed 12/10/2013, http://theconversation.com/a-question-of-ethics-journalists-and-climate-change-18395
Stephenson W, 2012, accessed 12/10/2013, http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/146647-convenient-excuse/?page=2#TOPCONTENT
Ward, B 2009, ‘Journalism ethics and climate change reporting in a period of intense media uncertainty’, Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, vol. 9, pp. 13-15.
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