Video: MSU Students Reflect on the Changing Role of Journalism and New Dangers in the Field

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) -With the recent beheadings of two journalists by the terriorist group ISIS, journalists are becoming more aware of the dangers of their career. But does that impact future journalists? WCBI’s Heather Black sits down with two Mississippi State Journalism students to find out how it affects their careers.

Journalists are known for writing headlines, not making them. The recent beheading of two American journalists is showing the world how dangerous ISIS can be and how deadly the job can be for journalists.

Mississippi State University student Pranaaz Jadhav experienced first hand while interning with CNN in India the dangers of covering international news.
“The first day of work there were protests in Mumbai because the government of India at that time had hiked excise duty so city dwellers and all the people were protesting.”

Jadhav was punched by some of the protesters, but he says it’s worth the risk.
“This makes me feel that journalists are easy targets now because we are unarmed we don’t do the combat training that our military does and as a part of my job. And as being a good reporter, my job will be to go there and report what’s going on on ground zero.”

Senior Tage Philamlee hopes wants to cover stories across the globe after graduation. She says the recent deaths of journalists working in the field ignites the her passion for her future career.
“They didn’t do anything to deserve what they got and so I feel like people need to know the story. The story of journalists that do have to face that every day.”

Philamlee and Jadhav want future journalists to know, despite the dangers their job is serve others.

“Even though it will be hard to put yourself in their situation, know that you have to tell the story because you have to inform people because that’s what a journalist does.”

“I want to tell people that we are your representatives. It’s like our eyes are your eyes.”
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