objectivity in journalism

Journalists strive to be objective because it gains them credibility. Objectivity is by no means equivalent to the truth. Reporting the news objectively means reporting the news without any biases or value judgments. Nobody is going to take seriously an organization claiming to be a credible news source if it interjects slanted arguments in the midst of their reports. Objectivity is the “most fundamental professional standard” of journalism (131). (CITE C&H) Journalists with extreme views are often dismissed by the general public. (Synthesize this) Many public figures often blame the media for many of their problems and have encouraged people to boycott news sources they believe are unfairly biased. This has prompted many news organizations to tout their objectivity, claiming they do not make value judgments. Many news organizations have adopted slogans such as “News you Can Trust” and “We Report, You Decide” in order to assure society they adhere to the most importa...