In today's world, when every polls fancies himself the most intelligent and knowledgeable in the social, political, educational issues, to be a journalist is hard enough.But journalism has been and will always need.
Hindsight
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, although Russian journalism there, but not yet completely matured.
However, even at that time there were people who ever entered his name in the history of journalism.It should be noted that most of these were not trained professionals, and the so-called white-collar proletarians.Some of the first masters of fast, deep and precise words were writers, men of letters.Only a few of them are engaged exclusively in business journalism.Unfortunately, that their names have sunk into oblivion obscurity.
The former investigative journalist genre is Russian writer Vladimir Korolenko.
Vladimir Galaktionovich found his calling in journalism in the last decade of the 19th century.The brightest of its materials can be classified as investigations in the field of social crimes.One of the most pressing "It Multan Votyaks."We can say that without the participation of Korolenko, without thorough examination of all the facts of the case, the murder of the innocent would be convicted.Investigating the truth, Vladimir Galaktionovich produced studies which have resulted in numerous articles, notes, letters and speeches.
Journalism Korolenko is the clearest example of a worthy embodiment of media workers.
Unfortunately, not all members of the profession can be proud of.This is explained simply: journalists tend to distortion of the facts, incorrect presentation of information, its untruthfulness.That is why it is important for the profession of a comprehensive study of the problem.
role of the journalist
In what lies the role of the modern journalist?What is the contribution it makes to society?What is its main goal?And what dangers, opportunities conceals one of the oldest professions?
Journalist - is not just a writer who has to objective coverage of the realities of modern life.The main criteria are the reliability and impartiality.And all because a journalist - a kind of conductor, bringing gathered reliable information to the public.It is a philosophy that is capable of neglecting his own ambitions, to tell the truth to people.Journalist - is the creator, who for his work not only brings his thoughts to the minds of people, but also makes them think about the materiality of the problem raised.
What features should be inherent to the journalist?
journalistic profession obliges a man dispose of his opponent, while unobtrusively fishing out the necessary information.He should not be deprived of intelligence and ingenuity to get to the heart of the matter without delay.He must be aware of current events.In addition, he must be mentally and physically ready for work, people who sometimes do not fit into any time frame.
Journalist - is not just a profession, a vocation, thanks to which every person is not the planet can go anywhere in the world, barely opened the book or watching a report on television.Viewers and readers thanks to the journalists indirectly acquainted with interesting and extraordinary people.
Memorial Day journalists
profession of journalism is fraught with a lot of mysteries and dangers.Shaping public opinion of the world, correspondents and reporters often put themselves under attack ...
And this impact is not always moral and emotional.Cases when performing their professional duties, journalists died.
In 1991, the Union of Journalists of Russia decided that December 15 is the day of memory of victims in the performance of professional duties of journalists.His established to remind how difficult and dangerous work of media professionals.
Committee to Protect Journalists on the data for 2013 named Russia as one of the most dangerous countries for reporters.These also include Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, India, Brazil, the Philippines.
Statistics on the number of deaths given by the International Federation of Journalists and the International News Safety Institute, say that Russian journalists killed in the service more than others.
In 2014, INSI (International News Safety Institute) has ranked as mentioned above countries and Ukraine.Ivan Simonovic, UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, said that it is per se and as of 2015.He noted that the issue of journalists' safety has improved.However, there is still media workers are at high risk.Why
killed media workers?
Assistant UN Secretary General for Human Rights noted that approximately 50% of deaths occur in the zone of conflict.That is the reason lies in the military actions taken by the parties.However, he was also named another source of tragic outcomes: increased propaganda in the media.
In support of the first reason can be called an accident that occurred in the spring of 2015 near the village of Broad Donetsk region.Andrei Lunev, a correspondent of TV channel "Star", by undermining garnet has received numerous wounds of the neck, chest, head and legs.
second reason, propaganda, according Simonovits confirms murder and Olesya Elderberry.The correspondent of the electronic version of the newspaper of the Russian Dmitry Sosnowski characterized the Ukrainian writer and journalist:
believed that he was shot and killed because of their political views.
Who is he - Andrei Lunev: the victim or the executioner?
Online "Radio Liberty" April 14, 2015 it was reported that the public has plunged into shock.PhD, teacher, volunteer Sergey release gear argued that Andrei Lunev was undermined not by chance ... and he is not a victim, how it is seen by all, but part of the mechanism, which includes people who taunted prisoners.And Sergei release gear believes that the footage recorded with a reporter, even propaganda is difficult to call.This is an outright lie.
Honoring the memory of fallen
in Rostov-on-Don sculptor Karen Barsamian makes the audience composition, characters who were killed journalists.
in sculpture included 4 heroes who perished in the Ukraine.
to a composition inspired by the author's Russian journalists who were killed in the performance of professional duties.They were Igor Kornelyuk Anton Voloshin, employees RTR killed during a mortar attack the Lugansk region in June 2014, Anatoly swear, the operator of Channel One, was fatally wounded in the stomach, heading into one of the military units, Andrew Stenin, photographer of "Russia Today", shot and burned in a car in the south-east of Ukraine.
