Question

Would you sell a news article because of its sensationalism and commercial value or its objectivity? Please elaborate your answer.

Answer 1

NEWS ARTICLE: A news article is current or recent news of egeneral public interest or of a specific topic.which can provide the importent information about worldwide.it can provide about political economic conditions and so all (i.e. political or trade news magazines, club newsletters, or technology news websites). A news article can include accounts of eyewitnesses to the happening event .

I will try to avoid that a fake sensationalism and commercil value news article for sell. Sensationalism epitomized by yellow journalism has been an issue of concern since the 20th century. It was during this period that the call for a socially responsible media became intense because the press was seen to be perpetuating a culture of irresponsibility in the face of the freedom they enjoyed when the libertarian philosophy of the press held sway. Yet, a century later, the media is seen to be reverting back to the same unacceptable, unethical practices. The in-thing is now is “market-driven journalism” – giving priority to trivial news items, certain kinds of layout, headline sizes, photo enhancements, flashy colours, irrelevant and lurid photos that attract mass audiences like entertainment while downplaying information. In the light of these, this paper situates this discourse within the media framing and constructivist theories and attempts to pry apart the connecting issues, the trajectories, the ethical dimensions, and the participants in the blame game of sensationalism. It also situates this in the context of Nigeria using some newspaper headlines and common practices. It however advocates that rather than having a media that ‘sells’, a media that is socially responsible is exigent in this age that ethics seems to have gone with the wind.

Journalistic objectivity: is a considerable notion within the discussion of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity may refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities. First evolving as a practice in the 18th century, a number of critiques and alternatives to the notion have emerged since, fuelling ongoing and dynamic discourse surrounding the ideal of objectivity in journalism.