Published:14-10-2010
Journalism presents itself as the world’s beating heart, the best means to present facts objectively in a professional manner, and provide the most comprehensive and accurate information for the people.
Journalism is considered to be the mirror that reflects societal issues and controversial matters. It’s the voice of the people who are denied their legitimate rights and deprived of their common needs. It is one of the most distinctive and essential outlets that illustrates or estimates the development and prosperity of communities. People acquire a lot of things through interacting with journalism, they are able to express themselves, their likes, dislikes, who they are and what they aspire to. It gives them a space for creativity in opinion and the freedom to exchange their dreams and cultures.
Journalism can be a tool to heal communities’ post-conflict issues, and build peace within them. Journalism is a noble career, an intuitive profession. It can give voice to powerful messages with humanity, and aims to build and not destroy. In our time, journalism as a medium of communication has become extremely important, and can be used to clarify, to inspire, to entertain, to share others’ suffering and woes.
Therefore, journalism is something that should not be associated with just buying and selling, or earning money. It is more an expression. It is the ability to change people and society. I’m not here to enumerate the advantages of journalism, because they are numerous, easy to praise, and already well known to you. I’m here to defend journalism, and to say no to suppressing its freedom. We have to stand firm against those who place their personal interests above Yemeni ones. There are those who always talk about expressing their opinions freely as a glorious achievement. However, such talk does not improve our society or conceal the speakers motives, which are regrettably disgraceful and antiquated. Journalism is the main weapon against corruption, and where there is no journalistic freedom there is rampant corruption, injustice and brutality.
So we have to express our disapproval. We have to say NO to enforced disappearances and the arbitrary arrest of journalists. Ultimately, my heart aches when I see the government’s increasing attacks against journalists, raids on newspaper offices and TV stations, and see the increasing number of suspended newspapers and blocked websites. In other countries journalistic freedom is looked upon as a pillar of current and future prosperity, and much effort is given to its improvement. In Yemen, however, the government is establishing legislation and specialized courts to imprison those who merely discuss what is happening in Yemen and to judge journalism and what is published.
Journalism is considered to be the mirror that reflects societal issues and controversial matters. It’s the voice of the people who are denied their legitimate rights and deprived of their common needs. It is one of the most distinctive and essential outlets that illustrates or estimates the development and prosperity of communities. People acquire a lot of things through interacting with journalism, they are able to express themselves, their likes, dislikes, who they are and what they aspire to. It gives them a space for creativity in opinion and the freedom to exchange their dreams and cultures.
Journalism can be a tool to heal communities’ post-conflict issues, and build peace within them. Journalism is a noble career, an intuitive profession. It can give voice to powerful messages with humanity, and aims to build and not destroy. In our time, journalism as a medium of communication has become extremely important, and can be used to clarify, to inspire, to entertain, to share others’ suffering and woes.
Therefore, journalism is something that should not be associated with just buying and selling, or earning money. It is more an expression. It is the ability to change people and society. I’m not here to enumerate the advantages of journalism, because they are numerous, easy to praise, and already well known to you. I’m here to defend journalism, and to say no to suppressing its freedom. We have to stand firm against those who place their personal interests above Yemeni ones. There are those who always talk about expressing their opinions freely as a glorious achievement. However, such talk does not improve our society or conceal the speakers motives, which are regrettably disgraceful and antiquated. Journalism is the main weapon against corruption, and where there is no journalistic freedom there is rampant corruption, injustice and brutality.
So we have to express our disapproval. We have to say NO to enforced disappearances and the arbitrary arrest of journalists. Ultimately, my heart aches when I see the government’s increasing attacks against journalists, raids on newspaper offices and TV stations, and see the increasing number of suspended newspapers and blocked websites. In other countries journalistic freedom is looked upon as a pillar of current and future prosperity, and much effort is given to its improvement. In Yemen, however, the government is establishing legislation and specialized courts to imprison those who merely discuss what is happening in Yemen and to judge journalism and what is published.
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