Is Objective Journalism Doomed?

Here is a blog post that debates whether or not there is a future for objective journalism in America: http://timberry.bplans.com/2012/02/is-objective-journalism-doomed.html Do you ever wonder what happened to objective journalism? I have a thought about that. Until the web changed everything, we got our news from a very few sources: There was a newspaper or two in every city. There were three major networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, offering television and radio news. There were a few independent channels in each market, both on radio and...

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Fox & MSNBC Became More Extreme As Election Day Neared, Reports Pew

Here is an article from Mediate discussing a study done by Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism that showed became more "extreme" in their bias as the U.S. presidential election neared: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-msnbc-became-more-extreme-as-election-day-neared-reports-pew/ Rival cable news channels Fox News and MSNBC became even more “extreme” in their coverage of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney during the the last week of the 2012 presidential campaign, says a new Pew study. The study,...

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Most Biased News Network Revealed In New Study

Here is an article from The Inquisitr discussing a study done by the Pew Research Centers Project for Excellence in Journalism revealing who is the most biased network on television: http://www.inquisitr.com/404737/most-biased-news-network-revealed-in-new-study/ The most biased news network may not be who you think it is. Given Fox News’ various snarky comments during the recent Presidential election many viewers may believe its well-known conservative slant has made it the most biased network on television. However, when it comes to slanting...

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Objective Journalism Isn't Dead and Hasn't Been Replaced

Here is a post suggesting that objective journalism still has a viable place in society and that due to the fact it may be unobtainable does not mean that trying to achieve it is "without cause or benefit.": http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Objective-Journalism-Isnt-Dead-and-Hasnt-Been-Repl/2925842 Octavia Nasr, CNN's Senior Middle East Editor, was fired last Wednesday after tweeting that she was sad at the passing of a Hezbollah leader. A CNN memo said that Nasr's credibility was irrepreply damaged. Nasr became the second victim...

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‘Objective’ journalism is over. Let’s move on.

Here is an article that suggests that objective journalism is over and that journalists should just state their own personal beliefs before writing articles so the public can "evaluate the quality of the information it is getting": http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/12/objective-journalism-is-over-lets-move.html It’s time to retire the difficult-to-achieve and impossible-to-defend conceit that journalists are now, or ever were, objective.Let’s replace this threadbare notion with a realistic and credible standard of transparency that requires...

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