Reporting, in today's times!

In today's times, reporting is not fair, and impartial.

You don't believe it, open any news paper or website right now. Read any article, opinion, and coverage; you will sense an inclination towards one side. You read the first para, and you know the direction of the rest of the article. Para after para, the article would just reinforce what you have read in the first para.

A writer has a specific narrative affiliated to a particular political party, one stakeholder, that he or she wants to communicate. In the process, they tend to twist or hide the other possibilities while writing an article...You can sense only one narrative, and there is no alternative. There is no effort to explore the "other" possibilities.

I'm not talking about the clarity that one should have at any point of time...This is not about the black, and white, one should be in a situation. You reach to a conclusion only after research, and only after acquiring facts.

Job of a reporter should be to present an unbiased opinion. In the absence of facts, a reporter cannot take a position; he or she should present the various possibilities.

Readers as well have become more smart today. Gone are the days, when they were loyal to one news paper, or website...A reader in today's times is looking for articles that either matches to the narrative that they appreciate, or the ones which are neutral in the assessment. They start ignoring those writers, articles, and to the extent news papers/ websites as well; which strongly enforce the opposing view.

I wish, and request all the intellectual writers to start presenting neutral, holistic and all inclusive view on any topic, or subject. Don't be prejudiced, or influenced by a specific party to the story. Absolutely take a stand, but only if it can be substantiated with facts. Else, such reporters would be labelled as paid media.

See, I have taken a stand myself, starting this article with a conclusion in itself. Isn't that what you see with every other article:)