09/08/2025
FEATURE | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡
“Journalists,” the first thing that comes to the minds of many: deliverers of news. But actually, journalists are merely not writers or reporters—they’re more than that. The cornerstone that they’ve established their passion upon—it transcends the mundane thoughts of many.
What makes the character of journalists is their ability to amplify the voices of those who cannot be heard, the one that unveils the fabric of a facet that’s often overlooked. Indeed, they write articles—but the content each article contains are mantled with faith and determination—especially if that particular topic is almost vanished from the surface of this world, almost engulfed in the void.
Other than being amplifiers of unheard voices, they’re also the trailblazers of truth. In this era, truth can often provoke others and can bring upon fury to society, thus, fear rampantly permeates life. Now, people fear to wield righteousness against others. They fear what others might respond to them. However, journalists—they defy that fear—instead, they are the epitome of courage in the light of truth. They step into the shadows, equipped with just a pen, a sheet of paper, a heart, and a mind. They combat the stifling made by those in power and sometimes, even risk their lives just to shed light upon the hidden cracks that everyone deserves to know.
However, their duties are nothing without values. Like all aspects in life, journalists always encounter challenges: bias, fake news, suppression. In order to conquer those challenges, a journalist must embody dedication, impartiality, open-mindedness, accuracy, and adamancy. Also, the pursuit of sensationalism should never cross the mind as it can overthrow the commitment to truth.
Nonetheless, journalist are not just deliverers of news—they are the pillars and beacons of truth that stand tall amidst the nefarious shadows that lingers around them. The aforementioned story is just a glimpse of what it is to be a journalist because honestly, being a journalist is a labyrinthine journey that not only lasts for a lifetime, but also takes infinite words to describe it. In a nutshell, they are more than what you think—but one thing is certain: they are journalists with a purpose.
🖋: 𝙎𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙤
🎨: 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙖
