Objectivity is a peculiar demand to make.... : Quote by Michael Schudson

“ Objectivity is a peculiar demand to make of institutions which, as business corporations, are dedicated first of all to economic survival. It is a peculiar demand to make of institutions which often, by tradition or explicit credo, are political organs. It is a peculiar demand to make of editors and reporters who have none of the professional apparatus which, for doctors or lawyers or scientists, is supposed to guarantee objectivity. ”

Michael Schudson
  • From : Discovering The News: A Social History Of American Newspapers
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