On October 18, Clark Hoyt wrote a column for the New York Times titled, "Keeping Their Opinions to Themselves." With the election being this year, there have been a collection of complaints to the New York Times over them being biased. While I too believe that every medium holds some degree of bias, I know that there is always a goal to maintain as much objectivity as possible.
In the article, Clark Hoyt writes, "Like a lot of news consumers — and at least some Times readers — O’Reilly appears to have a hard time with information that does not fit his view of the world. It is a tough reality every news organization faces."
This comment suggests that readers see biases because they too are biased and only want to hear their side of the story. Do you think newspapers are biased, or is it really the readers that search for bias? If so, how can journalism mediums keep bias out of their work?
To view the article by Clark Hoyt click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/55qxmr
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I would say that it's probably a mixture of the two. Where biases exist, it is easy to find them. Where biases don't exist, it's easy to imagine that they're there. No matter what, some readers will always find biases. I don't think, however, that this is an excuse for purposeful inclusion of bias in journalistic work. You're right in saying that objectivity is worth striving for...
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