Not so long ago I watched this movie- All the president's men, which is about two Washington Post reporters (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward) uncovering the details of the Watergate scandal that occurred in the United States during the 1970s and led to President Nixon's resignation.
To me the most interesting part represent the two reporters or better said the media since they have the most important role of informing us about what's happening in the world we live in and therefore helping us understand it better.
When Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward started publishing their articles about the scandal, they were not accepted very well. People mostly didn't believe them and because of that reason, their colleagues were skeptical as well. They couldn't get any legit resources, because the cover-up reached such high positions which made the reporter's work so much more difficult. But regardless they kept working on the piece because the more they investigated the more they realized that something ''fishy'' was going on.
That's what I admire most about reporters. That regardless of how dangerous the situation might get they keep pursuing the case in search of the truth. They get so caught up in the story that nothing else matters. The only thing that does matter is finding out what really happened and informing the world about it. That kind of passion is something that's very hard to find these days and that's why I respect reporters so much more.
Though later on, I thought about reporters and the media today. I thought about how much false information we get from exaggerated stories that practically represent the reporter's personal opinion. Therefore we don't read about honest, real facts, but about facts that are mixed with personal opinions, so as a result what we read isn't even true. Which is a big problem, especially since we live in a world where people quickly believe what they hear in the news.
Once upon a time, reporters were so passionate, because uncovering the truth meant something more than just gossip. It meant helping people out and sharing important truths with them because that's what reporting is all about. Today it seems to be about creating drama where there is none and consequently spreading fear and despair, which just adds to the pile of problems we already have.
In general, the truth these days seems to be something that many don't take seriously. People believe everything they hear the first time someone says it and don't seem to look for the bigger picture. It's like they don't even care, as long as they have something to talk about and make their life just a little more interesting, even if it's for those 5 little minutes. So if everyone seems to believe everything today, how could they not believe a lie that is written in the actual Washington Post?
That's why personally I'm very disappointed by the media today and I wish it was more like in the 1970s- just like this movie represents it to be. If it was, maybe the truth wouldn't be so relative and it wouldn't be taken for granted. What we say has a lot of meaning and it happens that people tend to forget that. It's a shame that not everyone sees that. Still, I have hope that one day perhaps they will.
With love, Nina
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