Trustworthy Broadcast without Point of View

[Cow Poke]

Is this even POSSIBLE?


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[Mountain Man]

It really isn't that hard. Just report the facts without commentary, analysis, or other attempts to "explain the news"... it's pretty simple, actually.

[Sparko]

Is this even POSSIBLE?

The sad thing is, that is how they ALL should be, by default.

[seer]

It really isn't that hard. Just report the facts without commentary, analysis, or other attempts to "explain the news"... it's pretty simple, actually.

But it also has to do with the stories they choose to air, and the language. I was at a party once with a liberal news director from the New York market. I was complaining how they kept calling Pro-lifers, anti-choice, anti-abortion rights. And the abortionists as pro-choice, pro-women's rights. From the get go the choice of language was used to color the story, we were "anti" they were "pro." He didn't get it.

[Cow Poke]

Not starting out so well....

'CBS Evening News' Ratings Slip On Norah O'Donnell's Debut As Anchor

But it's early!

[NorrinRadd]

Complete fail. She and CBS editorialized (as opposed to just reporting) by labeling Trump's controversial tweets "racist."

[MaxVel]

But it also has to do with the stories they choose to air, and the language. I was at a party once with a liberal news director from the New York market. I was complaining how they kept calling Pro-lifers, anti-choice, anti-abortion rights. And the abortionists as pro-choice, pro-women's rights. From the get go the choice of language was used to color the story, we were "anti" they were "pro." He didn't get it.

Not just that. Also things like the lighting, music intros, camera angles etc can set a particular mood or tone. What goes before and after can be important too - for example showing someone saying something, then cutting straight to some experts (real experts or not) disagreeing makes the first person look less credible. Not to mention just what parts of the interview they use, and what they don't, and in what order they use them. Reporters are known to lie about their motives for an interview, presenting themselves as sympathetic to get the interviewee to open up and say something stupid. Even to the extent of pretending to agree with the interviewee's politics (or appear to be more extreme that them).

Anything for the money quote.

[Mountain Man]

Complete fail. She and CBS editorialized (as opposed to just reporting) by labeling Trump's controversial tweets "racist."

The problem with the media echo chamber is that it's almost impossible for a person on the inside to be objective, even if they're genuinely trying to be.