Journalism & News Gathering
Every journalist is aware of the 9 principles of journalism. The first says that a journalist’s first obligation is to the truth.
This ‘journalistic truth’ is a process that begins with the professional discipline of assembling and verifying facts. Then journalists try to convey a fair and reliable account of their meaning, valid for now, subject to further investigation.
News is gathered by these agencies and others can subscribe to their content.
BIAS in news reporting can be demonstrated by:
- omission of information
- selection of sources
- selection of stories
- placement of stories
- spin in reporting
- labelling or tagging
