Topic > The importance of media objectivity - 714

Barnes explains that the media were “fearful of offending Obama,” so they continued to publish articles praising him instead of covering his ongoing “broken promises” (2 ). . Adolph Ochs, as quoted in Noah Rothman's “Taking Sides in Ferguson,” believes the media should report the news “without fear or favor” (1). The media should present information to the public that does not favor one side over the other and should not fear what the outcome of their story will be. But Noah Rothman agrees that the media should remain partial in his article “Taking a Stand in Ferguson,” sharing that “in Ferguson the media made judgments beyond the bounds of detached observation and acted as arbiters” (22) . The media presented themselves as intermediaries during the events in Ferguson. While attempting to remain objective, they themselves have become part of the problem