A commitment to impartiality and objectivity is a fundamental principle separating journalism from activism. Impartiality is central to the ABC’s purpose and to its reputation as a credible ...

But as the industry professionalized, it also adopted better standards and big aspirations. Objectivity wasn’t just about impartiality; it also meant that journalism could claim something of the rigor ...

Lippmann’s case for “impartial” journalism was not unrelated to the media’s subsequent embrace of objectivity as an ideal. But commercial incentives were more decisive. And when the ...

While tendentious, Rosen’s argument is interesting for what it reveals about the industry. Journalists once considered objectivity, impartiality, and neutrality as cardinal virtues. Now professors at ...

Vietnam was the beginning of our present condition of polarization, and one of the features of polarization is that there is no such thing as objectivity or impartiality anymore. In a polarized ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Also on GB News over the weekend, Michael Portillo, a former Conservative Party cabinet minister, slammed ...