Media neutrality: an incorrect yardstick for good journalism?

No Image

During the 2014 general elections, the public space was running with speculations of biased reporting on the part of private media houses.

I intentionally exclude the state media, due to an apparently barracked space to engage. Political parties, to be specific, both ruling and opposition, carried out a string of public statements to the effect that some media houses were intentionally reporting subjectively crafted content biased against their respective parties.

Which then begs these questions, is it possible for journalists to be ‘neutral’ and ‘objective’ in their reporting? Is it a fair burden to impose on journalists, that they be neutral and objective in their reporting? What does it even mean to be neutral and objective?

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up