"MEDIA "SINS" IN COVERING RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS"

The pursuit of neutrality in journalism is crucial to maintaining the credibility and integrity of the media. Maintaining a neutral position helps to fairly represent all sides of the story, allowing the audience to formulate their own informed opinions without media bias. However, the presence of assessment tones - where journalists express personal judgments or subjective assessments in their coverage - can undermine this objectivity. Such tones can not only color the information presented, but also lead to polarization of viewers' opinions, which is especially harmful in a politically sensitive environment. Random bias in covering events in the media can come from various sources, including institutional influences.

Coverage of conflicts, including religious conflicts, is a risk and a threat to journalists. However, in many cases journalists disseminate only useful information and propaganda from one side, which also leads to professional and moral pressure. Journalists often represent one of the conflicting parties, which adds to their moral and professional dilemmas.