Thursday, December 18, 2008

Bonuses and Bias?

In one of our class discussions on objectivity, we were given a handout on the summery of objectivity from the Elements of Journalism.

It said, “Journalists who select sources to express what is really their own point of view, and then use a neutral voice to make it seem objective, are in engaged in a form of deception.”

I am really disturbed by the million dollar bonuses these already wealthy, $350,000 salary earning people are giving themselves.

The question is, does that show through in the article? Is the journalist really presenting the subject matter objectively? Or is the journalist presenting it under the pretense of objectivity?

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