THE STRATEGY OF NATIONAL JOURNALIST IN CRITICAL ISSUES

This research focuses on how journalists work in creating news within the scope of society in a digital era that is sensitive and full of crisis issues that are easily spread. The purpose of this study is to determine the strategy of journalists in responding to critical issues to then produce quality news, have the ability as well as the power to generate public trust. The method used is a type of quantitative research method in the form of a survey by distributing questionnaires to journalists for later analysis. The results showed that they should not side with a group, journalists must be neutral and also have a courageous attitude in taking steps to make a news story to achieve informative and factual results. Based on the results obtained, journalists believe that readers have the right to react according to how they feel after enjoying the news to be used as evaluation material in creating their next work