World News Day: Journalists must explain our work to our readers

In a world of viral misinformation and outright lies, public understanding that journalism at its best abides by and is accountable to journalistic standards matters much. – Agencies

JOURNALISTS do our jobs in the belief that journalism - at its best- matters to citizens the world over.

As journalists around the globe unite on this World News Day to proclaim publicly that journalism makes a difference, we must not turn away from the discouraging fact – as stated in the 2022 Reuters Institute, Digital News Report – that “the connection between journalism and the public may be fraying”.