news reporting objectivity

[david5258]

how do abc-i, cbs, fox, srn, cnn and usaradionews compare in objectively reporting newstories without having the reporter become part of the story?

for example in northeat ohio, christian formatted stations will use srn(wcrf), cbs(wnpq, wcer(usaradio0, wfhm(local reporting only during am drive).

maybe old akronite can explain this--david5258, new poster

 

[bierkenstock]

> how do abc-i, cbs, fox, srn, cnn and usaradionews compare in
> objectively reporting newstories without having the reporter
> become part of the story?
>
> for example in northeat ohio, christian formatted stations
> will use srn(wcrf), cbs(wnpq, wcer(usaradio0, wfhm(local
> reporting only during am drive).
>
> maybe old akronite can explain this--david5258, new poster
>

David,

Nobody's replied to your questions. I don't know if OA has seen your post. I am not sure what it is you are asking. Are you asking about religious stations or radio in general? Maybe it would help if you gave your opinion (with some specific examples to illustrate your viewpoint) and then others can respond. FTR: I know many people question the objectivity of the news media, in general. Many news organizations do encourage the reporter to become part of the story (Nothing new here: You can find an excellent example from the 1920's in Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur's "The Front Page.")

 

[david5258]

> > how do abc-i, cbs, fox, srn, cnn and usaradionews compare
> in
> > objectively reporting newstories without having the
> reporter
> > become part of the story?
> >
> > for example in northeat ohio, christian formatted stations
>
> > will use srn(wcrf), cbs(wnpq, wcer(usaradio0, wfhm(local
> > reporting only during am drive).
> >
> > maybe old akronite can explain this--david5258, new poster
>
> >
>
> David,
>
> Nobody's replied to your questions. I don't know if OA has
> seen your post. I am not sure what it is you are asking.
> Are you asking about religious stations or radio in general?
> Maybe it would help if you gave your opinion (with some
> specific examples to illustrate your viewpoint) and then
> others can respond. FTR: I know many people question the
> objectivity of the news media, in general. Many news
> organizations do encourage the reporter to become part of
> the story (Nothing new here: You can find an excellent
> example from the 1920's in Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur's
> "The Front Page.")
>
birkenstock--i was in j-school at the time agnew resigned as veep. my profs kept pounding into our head that the job of the reporter is be objective, honest, and fair. under no circumstances was he to become part of the story. our campus newspaper was the Daily Kent Stater. due to health resons, i had to leave school and return to pursue a business degree 7 years later. my question is this-how do radio stations choose news organizations to serve them and theri respective audiences. i used the example of christian stations in northeast ohio in my previous post--david5258

 

[fredflintstone]

> >
> birkenstock--i was in j-school at the time agnew resigned as
> veep. my profs kept pounding into our head that the job of
> the reporter is be objective, honest, and fair. under no
> circumstances was he to become part of the story. our campus
> newspaper was the Daily Kent Stater. due to health resons,
> i had to leave school and return to pursue a business degree
> 7 years later. my question is this-how do radio stations
> choose news organizations to serve them and theri respective
> audiences. i used the example of christian stations in
> northeast ohio in my previous post--david5258
>

David, looks like you left journalism school right before the "new journalism" became fashionable (objectivity is impossible and sacrifices a greater truth). Political correctness started to take hold about the same time. Broadcast journalists now try to make themselves the story (not a plane crashed but here I am where a plane crashed).

The decision of which (if any) radio network to carry is made by management (not news people) based on business considerations (cost in money and network spots which must be carried) and secondarily on programming considerations (how the newscasts fit the stations' sound). Occasionally a station owner may drop a radio network as a political statement (a few stations dropped CBS Radio because of Dan Rather's memogate story which appeared on TV) or pick one up because they think the network's slant may appeal to their station's audience (Clear Channel flipping some 100 stations to Fox). Inertia often plays a part. But mostly, it's business (and what's available and not already taken by another station).