Choose the Statement That Best Relates to Objective Journalism

question 41

Multiple Choice

Choose the statement that best relates to objective journalism.

• A) Because political news does not make much sense without an interpretation of what it means, journalists are relied upon to provide this interpretation.
• B) If a reporter knows that an official is lying, she has to say so directly.
• C) Reporters have to identify an event like a "town meeting" as a staged event when reporting about it.
• D) Explicit interpretations by journalists are avoided.
• E) Journalists must be completely objective when writing editorials.