NPR debates American journalism and abortion

[SecularMotion]

Anyone who has been paying attention knows that journalism is in a bit of a crisis right now, when it comes to keeping the public’s trust.

Truth be told, the public is part of the problem (in my humble opinion).

While many citizens insist that they crave balanced, accurate reporting — in keeping with the “American” model of the press — it’s been impossible for news executives not to notice the rising numbers for fiercely partisan semi-news personalities on cable, such as the Bill O’Reilly and Rachel Maddow. It seems that many news consumers talk “American,” but walk “European,” favoring advocacy journalism sites that pretty much tell them what they want to hear.

At the same time, a growing number of journalists are slip-sliding into postmodernity by saying that, since personal objectivity is impossible, there’s no need for news organizations to honor the kinds of professional standards that help journalists produce work that is as accurate and balanced as possible.

http://www.getreligion.org/2011/09/npr-debates-american-journalism-and-abortion/