Journalism used to be considered as a profession that sought out news and delivered it to the public. We used to read the newspapers and listen to the radio to find out the truth about what was ...

Objectivity has been a core journalistic ideal since the 1920s. Over the past few years, however, journalists have begun redefining what it means to report responsibly — and resisting the century-old ...

From left: Kyle Pope, David Greenberg, Lewis Raven Wallace, Wesley Lowery, Andie Tucher, Masha Gessen. Photo via Columbia/YouTube On Tuesday, a group of journalists took up the matter at “The ...

Students voted in favor of prioritizing journalistic objectivity over advocacy at Monday night’s Political Union debate. Political Union, a nonpartisan student group, regularly hosts member-led ...

“Objectivity as an aspirational ideal ends up encouraging journalists to avoid addressing what matters.” Even in recent conversations about transforming journalism, objectivity as an ideal often gets ...

The Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University announced it’s been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Stanton Foundation to study the evolving concept of ...

In an age that turns to Fox News, The Daily Show, and partisan blogs for its information, objectivity seems as old-fashioned as white gloves and tea parties. In Fair & Balanced: A History of ...

In debates over journalistic ethics, objectivity is in the eye of the beholder. As reporters and editors have quarreled over the merits of “objective” journalism in recent years, conflicting ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Objectivity hasn’t always been a cornerstone of journalism. American publishers first turned to objectivity in the early ...

“That reporter is too biased to cover this story.” It’s a too-familiar complaint from news consumers — and sometimes also from newsroom managers — because people expect journalists to be impartial, ...

The lines are blurring. Where traditional journalism ends and content creation begins is no longer a clear border, but a dynamic frontier demanding a new ethical map. As journalists adopt the tools ...