“International Journalist Day” Sunday, 19 Nov 2023 – Where Are The Positive-Minded Media People!?

Happily: I as a journalist, ANN tells me that today, Sunday, 19 Nov 2023, the “International Journalist Day” is being celebrated (Author Not Named, undated, Inclusive Employers UK, inclusiveemployers.co.uk), from Facebook sharing by Jags. Unhappily: Today is being celebrated essentially for dead journalists! ANN says: “International Journalist Day is observed every year on November 19. It’s a day that’s celebrated in honor of the memories of those journalists who laid down their lives while performing their duties.”

ANN goes on to say:

All over the world, journalists face threats to their lives. Some are purposely targeted and murdered because of their work while some are killed in incidents such as bomb explosions. Many governments around the world target journalists for harassment, intimidation, and violence as they cover political stories.

The Big Trouble with those journalists is that they prefer to go boldly after the negative and not the positive – so who do you think favors the bold?!
(“Negative Media” from dreamstime.com)

ANN also says:

Today, people increasingly consume news digitally through e-readers, smartphones, and other electronic devices.

Ergo: Journalists and would-be journalists would be well-advised to use the Internet as their platform – that is, they have to be personally digitally equipped and not simply typewriter-driven!

And what is the public supposed to do to celebrate International Journalist Day? ANN says:

1.     Appreciate the journalists in your life.

2.     Talk about this day on social media.

3.     Start a campaign supporting press freedom.

4.     Organize a peaceful walk in your neighborhood in support of press freedom. Include a short vigil for journalists who have died in the line of duty.

I note that press freedom is the major concern in the observance of “International Journalist Day.”

“Press Freedom” is the war cry of those journalists who practice what is known as “Truth Journalism” – they go after what they consider the important truth(s) whoever gets hurt. And yes, it is usually the journalists who get hurt!

I know I’m out of harm’s way. That’s because I go after the truth that is intimated by the Rotary 4-Way Test: * Is it the Truth? * Is it Fair to all concerned? * Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships? * Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

In a similar vein but not based on the 4-Way Test, I created my “THiNK! Journalism,” which I explain as follows:
True is it? If True, is it
Helpful? If Helpful, is it
Inspiring? If Inspiring, is it
Necessary? If Necessary, is it
Kind?
THiNK!

Now therefore, it is not surprising that I use THiNK! Journalism in carrying out “Communication for Development of Vibrant Villages” (ComDeV).

ANN also says:

Journalists serve as the eyes and ears of the public. They are responsible for providing us with the necessary information we need.

“The necessary information we need” on public officials who are “misbehaving” – at the expense of the information we need to improve our lives?!

Journalists of all nations must serve their countries in building villages, not publicly destroying people’s lives!@517