What's So Great About Objectivity?

We are used to thinking about technologically-driven changes in news, such as newspapers leaping off of paper or cable television's 24-hour news cycle. But rarely do Americans discuss the philosophy of news. Much of the mainstream media believes in objectivity. Neutrality in news coverage is held up as an ideal, even if our news outlets do not always achieve that ideal.

But the very goal of news neutrality is starting to be questioned. This NPR story indicates that newspapers with a social and political point of view thrive in Great Britain.