“When I made the post, I was carried away by politics, instead of
seeing the journalist in me, I saw myself as an individual and left out
the professional part of me,” the reporter, who asked not to be named,
said.
“I changed… I no longer post such messages on social media. I am
cautious, but I see colleagues still make the mistake.”
“There is a lot of burden, because there is a thin line between
yourself [as a professional] and your political or tribal affiliation.
This is very challenging for us journalists. This is what we are
fighting with – trying to have a balance between you as an individual or
you as a professional journalist; yourself coming from a certain
community and having a political preference,” he said.
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