Please comment on how one could reconcile personal religious beliefs with the independence, objectivity and other expectations of professional journal

I think this incorporation is an important one within the journalism world. So much of our society is characterized by religious attitudes and beliefs that it’s impossible to be a good journalist without covering religious topics. To include religious belief, as background for a person’s behavior, would allow the public an inside look at the motivation for a person’s actions. There is a way to do this without disregarding the journalistic code of professionalism. An editor in his or her best judgment can assign religious topics to a reporter of the same/different faith. By contacting an official representative of a specific religion, a journalist can be sure to receive accurate representative information for the whole group. Religion falls under the category of any other topic a journalist might cover. It is not appropriate to include personal beliefs or personal opinions about someone else’s belief system. A complete report includes both the factual information and an accurate summarization of the significance on a story.