Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the Traditional News

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the traditional news media's relationship to objectivity?

• A)Given that completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events, journalists do not attempt to be objective and report only one side of a story.
• B)Although completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events, journalists attempt to be objective by reporting both sides of a story.
• C)Journalists are trained to be objective in their reporting, so their personal biases rarely matter and their coverage of events almost always succeeds in objectively presenting both sides of a story.
• D)The Federal Communications Commission requires that all journalists sign a "pledge of objectivity" before being employed at a media company.

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