The contraversial topic of objectivity in the media.

Many say it is an unspoken rule that all journalists need to be objective- we cannot just look at one side of the story, both are meant to be told. I feel that the listener has a choice with the content he/she hears - they can either accept the information they are told, or completely disregard it. Therefore no matter how a story is portrayed it is the reader that chooses what to do with it. A good comment was made in class which I completely agree with; all stories vary on objectivity. Your hard news story such as "Twelve dead in plane crash" has an objective light, it 'tells the story how it is'. Then there is your features story that shows ONE person's view, such as the day in the life of a beggar who opposes the municapality he lives in. This is clearly a one sided feature, and needs to be reported as such. It is up to the reader to acknowledge the side (or sides) the journalist is portraying. The journalist needs to portray the story in such a way that the reader can acknowledge whther the story is objective or subjective.