1. Journalistic Objectivity

2. The Notion of Objectivity in News
Definition:
An unbiased view of reality which enables an individual to identify “what is” without letting one’s own values interfere in this evaluation.
Before Penny Press (pre-1830s)
Development of Penny Press (1830s)

3. The Notion of Objectivity in News
Cooperative news gathering (1840s-1850s)
Objectivity in news became good for business
Objectivity: Possible?

4. Top 10 News Stories of Century, as rated by U. S
Top 10 News Stories of Century, as rated by U.S. journalists & scholars
U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan, WWII ends, 1945
American astronaut is first human to walk on moon, 1969
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII, 1941
Wright brothers fly first plane (in NC), 1903
Women win right to vote in U.S., 1920
JFK assassinated (in Dallas, Texas), 1963 
Nazi Holocaust horrors exposed (in Poland, Germany), 1945 
WWI begins in Europe, 1914 
Brown v. Board of Education ruling ends U.S. racial segregation, 1954 
U.S. stock market crashes, 1929

5. News Norms & Values

6. Values of the Journalist As identified by Herbert Gans
Ethnocentrism
Commitment to Altruistic Democracy
Commitment to Responsible Capitalism
Romanticizing of Small-Town Life

7. 8 Values of the Journalist As identified by Herbert Gans
Freedom of the Individual
Moderation
Emphasis on Order
Expectation of Visionary Leadership

8. Which Values are Present?