ethics

Take a look at this picture. There was a big debate as to whether or not the town newspaper where this event originally occured should reprint it. They technically could do whatever they wanted, but they didn't want to cause more strife within the town.

8/18-8/22 Journalist Bias

Read this article then answer the following in the comments section of the blog.

In what ways can a newspaper show bias other than coming out and supporting a candidate?

Is is more important for a newspaper to print the best and most important news, or be fair to all parties?

What is the logical flaws in trying to achieve fairness for each political party?

Does it hurt the credibility of a news organization such as MSNBC or Fox News to present the news and then have shows which are politically biased on them (Bill O' Reilly and Sean Hannity on Fox News; Steve Oberman on MSNBC)?

In order to get full credit for the assignment you must post once by Tuesday, once on Wednesday, and once on friday.

Your posts need to show knowledge, critical thinking, and must show that you read the article and also have read the responses. Feel free to post more often should you choose to.