Souria Cheurfi in Vice:
About ten years ago, I decided to become a journalist, mainly because I liked writing. The reason I still am today is because I realised the potential impact my work can have on public debates, and the responsibilities that come with that. Being a journalist means influencing people’s opinions and tipping the balance on important social issues; it’s a job that should be taken very seriously.
For each subject, the choice of tone, angle, the number of articles you write, and every word in them really matters. I don’t necessarily enjoy having this power, but I’ve decided to use it to give a voice to people who don’t often have one in the media, or who are represented in ways that are unfair to them. Today, when I read mainstream coverage of this war, I almost feel ashamed to be a journalist, to be “one of them”. I’m part of a sector that has clearly contributed to the continued oppression of the Palestinian people – and of many others, for that matter.
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