Journalism and Corporate Social Responsibility

To Constructions Yamaro, and its president Armando Iachini, corporate social responsibility of companies in Venezuela is of utmost importance for the country's development.

The reality of research in journalism

We emphasize that the investigation journalism is one of the most attractive and appealing areas that the practice of journalism have, but also one that has to be extremely careful in collecting and publishing information, that is carried out thanks to ideas and projects that has content or events of great relevance to society and that tend to be hidden due to the concealment of some organisms.

To make a good investigative journalism one should consider:

Choose a research topic: A good reporter has the ability to sniff out good content for a report, with only a word or phrase he hears, or news that are published in a newspaper or broadcasted in a televised newscast or through the radio, even reading a book can also be a source of ideas for a journalistic investigation. It can be worth of government sources, press conferences, previous work, interviews and testimonies.

Ask without fear: Sometimes, professional journalists are intimidated by not knowing a specific topic, experts advise to be rid of all pain and have security when boarding a fact. Having a scheme or a questions program that you want to pay attention to is ideal. Keep track of the information provided by government agencies, enterprises, for the investigative journalist the aforementioned allegations and campaigns against some character are key to have information.

Research: For investigative journalism, we must investigate, not to stay with the obvious, because, to deepen, you can find facts that are not public knowledge, such as corruption cases, figureheads, environmental pollution scandal in the medical field , government investigations personalities, among others.

To look for help: On many occasions, journalistic work is favorable if people come together to work towards the same goal, in this case to disclose information that has been kept hidden. For the main objective for the journalist should be to bring information to the public, as access to information that involves society is a right for every single individual.

Use technology to your advantage: The different digital platforms should be used for to publicize the research work possibly by traditional means can not be published. This means that even the big media enterprises can be on the way to publish a certain information, so is on the journalist to find the ways to make it reach as most people as possible, in a globalized world there is a lot of means to do this.

What kinds of investigative journalism exist?

Scientific: When research refers to any discoveries of new techniques that contribute to improving health, benefits or damage caused by a drug, life and work of a prominent physician. In other words, basically whenever there is a scientific breakthrough or a horrific mistake.

Sports: doping cases, the life of famous athletes, corruption in sports organizations, athletes who do not have enough preparation to go to a sporting event and take away the opportunity for other athletes that do have the conditions to represent their country.

Politician: This is the most common research journalism and where corruption, embezzlement, dirty campaigns, human rights violations are investigated, laundered money, etc. Politics can be pretty shady.

Police: cases of police abuse, situations that have to do with drugs, attacks, human rights violations, assassinations, realities in prisons are investigated.

Cultural: Here it is grouped the various areas that have to do with art either in music, film, television, painting, cinema and all that enrich the country with their customs, in the eyes of the world.

The practice of investigative journalism should include positive traits such as:

·         Develop talents, Wits, imagination and skills to carry out investigations of the topics, which in some cases are unknown but which are of interest to the public.

·         Having a good relationship with the team and sources of information and subsequently to the publication of journalistic work to be humble to recognize and accept criticism more difficult they are.

·         Take advantage of all the tools that offer the Internet to make it available to a good job to provide solutions to the problems identified.

·         The emphasis on good requires more creativity from the journalist and encourages participation in the recipient, encourages the message that solutions are possible and converts facts in a source of hope and inspiring initiatives.

Although investigative journalism also has its negative aspects such as:

·         The negative approach that a journalistic research has draws attention, stimulates curiosity, causing fears and anxieties, induces passivity, but can increase sales or tuning points.

·         Reveal the sources of information that can not be done by professional ethics

·         Emphasize the dark side in people's lives and the events explained in the work.

·         Not encroach on the privacy of those under investigation not to adopt a severe and critical attitude around public institutions or assume the role of judge.

How can these points affect journalism?

Misuse of investigative journalism can trigger difficult situations for the journalist to the middle where he works, among which we can mention the slander allegations that can be done to a person or an institution for comment that they have said or published that attempts against the reputation and honor of the plaintiff, to make these allegations must be credible evidence such as recordings and testimonials.

There can also be the case of plagiarists journalists that are those who are paid usually in dollars for the sale of information, preparation of a message, making a report or give false information, concealing or deforming a true story.

Corporate social responsibility

The ethics of a journalist must be based on respect and corporate social responsibility, the media have become players in the social scene, ideas and opinions of reporters have led the public to draw their own conclusions with respect to events daily. Journalists have a responsibility to make the viewer pose solutions to everyday events that are live and participate to advance.

Although sensationalism and gossip have taken over the media, journalists have a responsibility to show the public the best way to build a kinder and more humane society.