Freedom of speech is one of the basic human rights in a democratic state and the most faithful method of working for the media in order to express a position on any issue openly and without fear.
Freedom of speech is a concept that any media is willing to operate on. This is a situation in which the media can convey to the reader reliable information from any sphere of public life - politics, art, sports, social life. Talking about interesting and important events taking place in the city, district, country and the world is not just the desire of the media, but also a direct responsibility, for which they work for the good of society. Otherwise, how can you call the work of the media honest, and the news reliable, if their facts are distorted? And why then should the media work when it is no longer possible for newspapers, television, magazines and Internet portals to notify about actual events and the situation in the world?
Objective view of events
However, in reality it turns out that the words about freedom of speech for the most part turn out to be only a beautiful expression. And there are many different reasons for this. Firstly, few can objectively evaluate the events that occur and just as well state them. A personal attitude is characteristic of both the journalists who describe what is happening and their news sources. It is difficult not to sympathize with the victims of the accident, or not to resent seeing the misfortune and grief of other people due to the error of some services or authorities. Meanwhile, appraisal and criticality, so often present in journalism, should be set forth without reference to the feelings of the author himself. And the articles themselves and the plots should have several points of view on events in order to consider them from different angles and as objectively as possible. But in reality, rarely is anyone engaged in such a deep and scrupulous approach to journalism, which often leads to a conflict of different interests and parties.
Pressure of power
It is very wrong when material or political benefits interfere with journalism. In this case, there can no longer be any independence or freedom of speech. Politicians and businessmen often have such power that they can easily influence both individual journalists and entire channels and publications, forcing them to convey to the reader and viewer only such a view of events that is important to them. This puts politicians and companies in the right light, but does not tell a bit of truth for ordinary people. Events turn out to be distorted, viewers or listeners receive inaccurate information, get used to them and change their opinion and world view to the one presented to them. The media is practically the only source of information for the common population, and it is newspapers, radio, television, and online publications that become the main tool of power in the struggle for influence on their voters.
