Objectivity in Journalism

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Objectivity is one of those cardinal principles of journalism which denotes that journalists and media houses should be impartial in their reporting and coverage. There has been a long standing debate on whether journalists and media houses are indeed or can be objective. Many media houses will insist and market themselves as the most of objective newspaper, radio or television station. http://www.geraldbusinge.com/2010/12/31/objectivity-in-journalism-faces-more-questions-in-the-age-of-new-media/

Objectivity in journalism faces more questions in the age of new media | Making It Better

http://prospect.org/article/questioning-journalistic-objectivity Journalism, as we've known it, has been mourned deeply over the last few years. The Internet has changed everything. "Citizen journalism," a phrase that still inspires dirty looks at most journalism conferences, has blurred the lines between objectivity and subjectivity, paid and unpaid labor, news and opinion. It gives veteran journalists agita to imagine totally untrained people messing around in their exclusive, albeit hardscrabble, club.

Questioning Journalistic Objectivity

Objectivity (journalism)

"Journalistic objectivity" redirects here. Parent article: Journalism ethics and standards Objectivity is a significant principle of journalistic professionalism . Journalistic objectivity can refer to fairness , disinterestedness , factuality , and nonpartisanship , but most often encompasses all of these qualities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivity_(journalism)