Rinu Shyyam
SUVA (Fiji Sun / Pacific Media Watch): Good journalism does not have to be glamorous or political for it to make an impact, says Suva lawyer Richard Naidu.
Naidu, a former journalist, was speaking at the World Press Freedom Day celebrations at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Laucala Campus in Suva yesterday.
“Journalism is a unique profession which serves the opportunity to make an impact and give a voice to the concerns of the public,” said Naidu.
“Journalists have to draw attention to an issue which affects the people and serve the people by correctly reporting that issue.”
Naidu also said when an individual chose to buy a newspaper, or any other media outlet, they put their faith in them. Naidu said that a free media had the power to transform a society into progressive developments.
“Journalists are the society’s eyes and ears and also their voices and they have a duty to disseminate correct information to the society,” he said.
Naidu said that sometimes journalists faced many challenges and had to probe, ask, and go to extreme lengths to get the information from those in power.
USP’s Journalism Student Association in partnership with the Fiji Media Watch hosted the two-day event to mark World Press Freedom Day.
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