By ISABELLA MESQUITA<\/p>\n
One of the greatest and most admirable roles of the news media is to unveil the truth and shine light on hidden and misrepresented facts. However, news media and journalists don\u2019t always honor this role.<\/p>\n
Many times what we call news<\/em> is actually a warped story written on behalf of one\u2019s economic, personal and social interests.<\/p>\n Born and raised in Brazil, I have seen this happen daily on television and other media outlets as the country undergoes a severe and aggravating political and economic crisis.<\/p>\n Amidst the rising wave of opposition against Brazil\u2019s current government and its leader Dilma Rousseff, Rede Globo, the country\u2019s main over-the-air broadcasting network, clearly took its side with the opposition.<\/p>\n Last month, Globo\u2019s director Erick Bretas quoted singer Bob Marley, saying \u201cGet up, stand up\u201d on Facebook and Twitter in an attempt to encourage people to be a part of the uprisings in favor of the president\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n In addition to that, Globo interrupted its transmission schedule and left almost 100 percent of its reporters on duty in order to bring about a greater attention to the outbreaks \u2013 an effort not seen in Globo\u2019s coverage of other events of the same and\/or greater magnitude.<\/p>\n Despite my beliefs that Dilma\u2019s government is highly flawed, corrupt and is headed in the wrong direction, the way these events have been covered by the country\u2019s main TV channel, as well as the statements posted on behalf of its staff have clearly shown bias and a lack of professionalism.<\/p>\n As a matter of fact, I do agree that the country is collapsing in Dilma\u2019s hands, however her impeachment and any other uprising should never originate from the media or be manipulated by it.<\/p>\n Regardless of a specific economic, political and social scenario, media outlets should maintain their integrity and honor their role as informants, not opinion-makers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By ISABELLA MESQUITA One of the greatest and most admirable roles of the news media is to unveil the truth and shine light on hidden and misrepresented facts. However, news media and journalists don\u2019t always honor this role. Many times … Continue reading