Why did I, as a journalist, protest against a media outlet?
When the media treats private suffering as a product, it harms not only the person it exposes but journalism as a whole.
This outlet has turned itself into a morality police, reporting every day on who did what, while remaining invisible itself.
The protest was called by "Linja e Jetës," the only center in Kosovo for suicide prevention and emotional support. Photo: Ferdi Limani / K2.0
Trust in journalism is earned across a lifetime but can be lost all in one moment.
If we, journalists, do not draw the clear line between journalism and exploitation, power will draw it for us — and it will not stop at one media outlet.
What does the public need to see in order to know?
Dafina Halili
Dafina Halili is a senior journalist at K2.0, covering mainly human rights and social justice issues. Dafina has a master’s degree in diversity and the media from the University of Westminster in London, U.K..
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