Question

which of the following statements best characterizes the traditional news medias relationship to objectivity? given that completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events, journalists do not attempt to be objective and report only one side of a story. although completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events, journalists attempt to be objective by reporting both sides of a story. journalists are trained to be objective in their reporting, so their personal biases rarely matter and their coverage of events almost always succeeds in objectively presenting both sides of a story. the federal communications commission requires that all journalists sign a \pledge of objectivity\ before being employed at a media company. question 8 (4 points) listen news produced by individuals and organizations who are not employed as professional journalists is called advocacy journalism. adversarial journalism. citizen journalism. \fake news.\ question 9 (4 points) listen the dramatic rise in political information and the increasing diversity of the media have led to massive increases in the average levels of political knowledge in the american public. led to massive decreases in the average levels of political knowledge in the american public. had very little impact on the average levels of political knowledge in the american public. made political knowledge tests obsolete.

Explanation:

• For the first question, while complete objectivity is hard due to human biases, journalists still strive for it by presenting both sides.
• For the second question, news produced by non - professional journalists is known as citizen journalism.
• For the third question, despite the rise in political info and media diversity, it has had little impact on the average political knowledge of the American public.

Answer:

• Question 7: Although completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events, journalists attempt to be objective by reporting both sides of a story.
• Question 8: citizen journalism.
• Question 9: had very little impact on the average levels of political knowledge in the American public.