Objectivity hasn’t always been a cornerstone of journalism. American publishers first turned to objectivity in the early twentieth century, in response to the freewheeling “yellow journalism” common ...

John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own country, delaying the news ...

Society; March 31, 2023; Objectivity for What? Objectivity for What? Famed editor Marty Baron’s recent defense of the canons of journalistic impartiality overlooks a damning historical track record.

Objectivity serves its purpose, but in some of the most important realms, its time has passed. In those realms, transparency is the new objectivity. Objectivity still is required for much of science.

Objectivity as an aspirational ideal ends up encouraging journalists to avoid addressing what matters. Ignoring questions of meaning and significance in the “service” of objectivity — to instead ...

Covering “both sides” of an issue, objectivity, balance — they’re all basically the same thing and fundamental to good news reporting.

Objectivity involves viewing things from a more balanced perspective. However, showing up objective during a conflict sets us up to be credible and build trust with others, even those we have the ...