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What are the limits to balance and objectivity in contemporary British Journalism
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What are the limits to balance and objectivity in contemporary British Journalism? Illustrate your answer with reference to news coverage of particular events This essay aims to form an accurate picture of Balance and Objectivity in British journalism and to analyse the underlining implications. These will be discussed with regard to the coverage of news both old and current. The real debate is that, no matter how much the press tries to give balanced reporting and news coverage, somewhere during the process bias will prevail, either in selection, distortion, manipulation or editing prior to publication. Ultimately, news which we are presented with is neither objective nor balanced: balance and objectivity are not only impossible but also there are situations in which the press chooses not to be objective. This contention is supported by Theodore L. Glasser, who argues that bias is essential; objectivity removes responsibility from journalism, and does not...
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