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The Biased Truth: An Objective Perspective on Nonobjective News Reporting

The Biased Truth: An Objective Perspective on Nonobjective News Reporting
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Author(s): Andre Nicholson (Middle Georgia State University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 14
Source title: Handbook of Research on Media Literacy in Higher Education Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jayne Cubbage (Bowie State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4059-5.ch011

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Abstract

Consumers of news should expect to consume reports, which are an accurate and unbiased reflection of local, national, and world events. However, due to limitations that affect the packaging and presentation of many news stories today, consumers may not be experiencing a true reflection of those issues. This exploratory study examined three genres of news for objectivity and bias in the reporting of news stores: local news, national news, and satire news. The study found that although local news reporters attempt to report news stories with an objective narrative, it is often the news story's subject that impedes the process of objectivity. National and satire news programs also lose their objectivity based on the narrative presented by the hosts of the program.

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