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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by gadders on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:34AM (#23858773)
People aren't perfect, but I believe journalists can at least make a good faith effort to put both sides of a story. Or be open about whether they want to be an activist with a byline or not.
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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by mountainboot on Thursday July 16, 2020 @02:06PM (#23861856)
The problem is there isn't always 2 sides to a story. Sometimes there is one, sometimes there are multiple. If one side says it is raining, one side says it is not, the journalist should stick their hand out the window, not report the two sides.
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Re:How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion by gadders on Friday July 17, 2020 @05:28AM (#23868812)
Very few news articles are this cut and dried. EG for reporting on an earthquake, fair enough.

However, describing something more contentious like the economy or immigration policy, they absolutely should make a good faith effort to report both sides fairly.

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