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“With more people seeking news from obviously partisan sources, and the notion of impartiality under attack, both government and individuals have a larger incentive to take advantage of residual good faith in journalistic impartiality.”
The role of journalist ethics though is to keep diluted or incorrect information out of the viewer’s realm of influence. What we put in place to combat all these uninformed reports is a very high ethical bar. Reporters are gatekeepers and guards to the truth. Most Americans have no other access to this information. Journalists are a pillar in democratic stability, hence why they are held to such and aggressive standard.
“Without media organizations aware of their own power and responsibility, an informed citizenship cannot be sustained.” (Kronig 2004)
When democracy falters or rebels, the government must react. However, we do not see that the news outlet and journalists of the world informed this democratic action. It is critical we feel safe and informed. If this feeling is ever lost by lack of ethics the whole system is susceptible to a crash.