What is the Duty of War Correspondents? Many war correspondents are criticized by the people for not painting an accurate picture of what is actually happening in the war. But is it better for war correspondents to deviate from the truth so that the peopl
Rehan Kukar
What is the Duty of War Correspondents?
War correspondents are sent, by the news channels that they work for, to the different wars that are going on in the world. Their duty is to report back to the country what is happening in the war. If the country is part of the war then they have to try and paint a clear picture of what the situation of the country’s soldiers is. But do the war correspondents actually fulfill their duty? Many war correspondents are criticized by the people for not painting an accurate picture of what is actually happening in the war. But is it better for war correspondents to deviate from the truth so that the people of the country do not panic? There are many debates raging in different countries that whether war correspondents should tell the country exactly what is happening in the war and how many soldiers have died etc or should they just give a vague picture of what is happening and leave the general public in the dark? This is the main issue that news channels face when they send journalists to cover the war. In all this what exactly is the duty of a war correspondent?