PHL 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Unearth
8 Jun 2020
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Editor is in position to assign stories for coverage, to edit the reports that are submitted and to arrange stories in order of importance in broadcast or publication. Editorial biases = found in content of editorial columns, choice of stories written or printed & in how reporters themselves present information. Employees will often try to conform to expectations of boss to get ahead. Owners hire and fire editors & can exert direct pressures on their newspapers of broadcasters. They can take steps to present news and analysis that reflect their own views both personal and corporate. Issue not only with private ownership of media. Public broadcasters can be influenced including reduction of funding as punishment for unfavorable reporting or direct attempt at political interference. Effective public broadcasting = having an arm"s length relationship between government of the day and programming decision makers in order to have an undue influence.
