By HANYA ALKHAMIS<\/p>\n
As my father once said \u201cWhere will studying journalism take you? What will your job be, once you graduate?\u201d \u201cKuwait and the Middle East don\u2019t appreciate journalists the way the West does!\u201d<\/p>\n
Being a journalist in Kuwait means including yourself in a narrow tunnel that is suppressed by the government. It is a tunnel surrounded by rules and regulations of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts. One would just have the chance to work in newspaper or magazines since we don\u2019t have a wide range of media genres in my country. This leaves our society to be private and secretive.<\/p>\n
Reporting should be part of freedom of speech and expression. Media surround our lives everyday, from listening to the radio to viewing one\u2019s Snapchat. This media outburst weakened the power of breaking news and announcements. Snapchat now can help someone to enjoy news in a different manner. Journalism and broadcasting organizations should also take into consideration these changes and allow news to appear more often onto these popular apps that are constantly used and abused by millions.<\/p>\n
From Snapchat to Instagram and to Twitter, one must be up to date with all of these media products to view what people enjoy and take in. Just so, journalism is now revolving around and transforming to become part of these products, new and up to date.<\/p>\n
Being brought up into a closed-minded society, journalism, reporting and broadcasting are monitored by the government leaving the people wondering whether what was said was true or false.<\/p>\n
Censorship shouldn\u2019t be included in Kuwait\u2019s media and maybe this may change in time, but one shouldn\u2019t be watched and judged for what he or she may have to say. What\u2019s the point of journalism when there\u2019s false news behind the screen? Why does media in Kuwait feel the need to sensor? Is it because to hide the shameful news. Is the media being bias and choosing a side or is it because they the want to not cause any conflicts? Falsely reporting may cause a larger conflict, instead.<\/p>\n
I believe people in Kuwait should have the right have to follow up with media and journalism one should have the right to view what is exactly happening at any given event.<\/p>\n
Citizens in nations become clueless and na\u00efve due to the rules enforced by the government that control what to say or report. Because of my Islamic country, some issues, such as the \u201cCharlie Hebdo<\/em>\u201d images, are extremely sensitive and delicate. Insulting and disrespectful, we believe that some journalists and columnists should take into consideration the respect of religion and drawing the line between news and disrespect.<\/p>\n Drawing the lines in journalism may be hard to do since each and every person may have a different opinion of what is right and what is inappropriate and wrong. Media should always take into consideration all the different opinions and beliefs of all the different kinds of people around it. Having to be filtered and clarified; is okay but, it does not mean to leave out what is vital and important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By HANYA ALKHAMIS As my father once said \u201cWhere will studying journalism take you? What will your job be, once you graduate?\u201d \u201cKuwait and the Middle East don\u2019t appreciate journalists the way the West does!\u201d Being a journalist in Kuwait … Continue reading