No oath to take. In fact, when broken down,
news reporting is merely about absorbing
and communicating what is happening
around you.
In this day and age, we should realize that
objectivity is futile and unconvincing. News
is a matter of perception. Yet despite this,
in pursuit of the unbiased, journalists such
as Leonard Downie (Execute Editor for the
Washington Post) still refuse to vote in order
to maintain “impartial status”. But what effect
does this have on his actual work?
Life experiences have an impact on our
perception and interpretation of everything
happening around us. It should be absurd to
believe a person’s point of view won’t ooze
its way into whatever they're expressing.
In 2009 the Pew Research Center for People
& Press discovered that 60% of readers think
news organizations have political bias. This is
obviously from a widespread understanding
that people are people. They write what they
feel or what they’re paid to.
The big issue grasping for recognition is how
words coated in cynicism along with overly
subjective reporting yields revenues higher
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