Navigating Media Literacy: Objectivity vs. Fake News in COVID-19 Reporting

Media Literacy Homework Name Institution Date Objectivity According to the C-SPAN website, David T. Z Mindich defines objectivity using the following components; detachment from political parties, nonpartisanship, balance, the inverted pyramid style of writing, and empiricism. Objectivity in journalism uses neutral language and the presentation of facts without omission or distortion and considering both sides of a story. Fake news Fake news is unverifiable news that appeals to emotion and is often packaged widely on social media. It encompasses misleading stories and images, satire, and comedy that are mistakenly viewed as actual and deceptive websites that provide unreliable information. Bias According to the C-SPAN website, Bias is telling the facts that are more independent and more objective. The story should not lean