Why do journalist cover politics??

Question

Why in the press is it all political? And why do journalist really understand politics? Why is it so important in jounalism to report politics?

Is it to try and sway peopls votes??

Or is it just so that the public know whats going on in parliment?

Thanks alllll x*x

Answer 1

If we don't know what is going on how can we know if the govt. is doing a good job?

A lot of things are affected by politics and the decisions that polititians make - for example what the schools are like, whether there is investment in old people's homes or youth centres or planting forests. Once we know what is happening we can lobby polititians/protest/ vote for different people or even stand for politics.

Answer 2

In the U.K freelance journalism is a very poorly paid so to earn any decent money you need to work for a newspaper. It is the newspaper owners who dictate the political slant.

To ask why it is important that journalist's report politics ...the press is hugely influential and manipulative. Real power indeed much more than any government.

Answer 3

It's news

Answer 4

Well, journalists have generally gone down the wrong path.

Journalism is about observing and reporting the news. But it seems that more and more of them are using their jobs to help the candidate that they prefer, to win elections, or at the very least, cast them in a favourable light. Which is wrong.

Is there not a 'Journalist Code of Ethics' or something like that?!

Answer 5

cuz its the news hun, i dont like politics ether, but still.

Answer 6

because its a big part of peoples lives and their lifestyle

Answer 7

its just because they have to....

so that we can see how politicians do their work properly..

transparency in the government must be seen in every aspect..

and journalists lead us to know..

and we can see that politics has an endless issue...isn't it..?its really interesting to know that they have the information...