the new media has the potential to satisfy these textbook functions. They provide unprecedented access to information and can reach even audience members through personalized, peer-to-peer channels, like Facebook. Thus increase the objectivity of the media and information provided to the public

Hi,

It all depends on the regime where the media is publishing news. But the media, even in democracies where the freedom of the press is supposed to reign, is not clean of "fake news" and one sided information.That is because the mass media, like any other business , is subject to market influences.

I think the question is confusing. The first thing I ask myself is: What are the new media? o Who has done the classification ?. The second has to do with the concept of objectivity. Is there objectivity? Can there be objectivity in a means of communication?

We must go back to basics and not forget that there is an intentionality behind everything. Nor should we forget that any company, including the "new media", has an economic / commercial commitment, rather than that of informing.

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I guess so. The interactivity of new media does provide more chances for the common public to express their ideas which leaves less margin for obvious bias. However, the problem is partial truth may cause more trouble for the public, as news agents nowadays always do not have enough time to cover the whole story.

Yes... Very effective now a days.

Obviously yes. The effectiveness has been soaring these days.

There is no doubt that news in the new media is deeper and more accurate than other news in traditional media, widely open to all possibilities and that freedom of expression is too great and not subject to the effects steps

New media platforms (including social media) extend media and public agenda. Therefore, information flow is more dynamic and multidimentional thus the degree of media participation of the public is relatively high. Nevertheless, it must be taken into consideration that new media still have visible elements of traditional media, hence the objectivity is transmitted from traditional media outlets to new communication spaces. In my opinion "new media" do not have any specific impact on the information objectivity. New media accelerate a processess of getting news but also (on the other hand) cause fragmentation of relatively concentrated peoples' opinions. According to that (this bias) information objectivity can be elusive for researcher. Multiplicity of public opinions can affects some difficulties when it comes to catching the objective news and non-objective ones. It would be difficult to close objectivity in one individual meaning, because of thousands of individuals.

Actually I am a little bit puzzled with regard to this question. In my opinion the core of the media objectivity lies not in the notion "new media coverage" itself which is the final product of journalists daily routine but more in journalistic workshop and professionalism. We should distinguish two basic things here: 1) professional autonomous new media outlets traditional media outlets and 2) blogs and non-professional news websites. Nevertheless it all depends on political pressures, demands from editors, fundings etc..

I agree with Jacek Nozhevwki. I want to add that new media change communication models. They become those in which the interactions between the participants are leading, "from many to many". Everyone can generate content, share, criticize, etc. The theory of the Agenda setting changes by customizing the content, we can talk about multiple personal "settings".

the new media has the potential to satisfy these textbook functions. They provide unprecedented access to information and can reach even audience members through personalized, peer-to-peer channels, like Facebook. Thus increase the objectivity of the media and information provided to the public

The fact that new media information speeds the distraction of public opinion can make it difficult for researchers to access information objectivity. But there are many ways to get through this huge amount of information, presenting these topics, for example, on several new media: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and others.

I definitely agree with Avishag Gordon that it all depends on particular regime. As researchers we can only obtain information about peoples` perception which is subjective side of things. The news objectivity or media objectivity can be elusive because of different standards in different countries. Of course these professional standards can vary in different conditions of specific media and political systems. and can change under economical, political, cultural circumstances. There is no any one clear and universal notion of objectivity I think. We have great example of objectivity diversity in Poland. It is observable in TVP (public television) and TVN (commercial television). These two media outlets present different sides of "truth" supporting the Law and Justice party (ruling one) or Civic Coalition (Civic Platform and Nowoczesna. parties, opposition). It is more on the principle of a theorem that my truth is more true. That is why it can be difficult to "catch the exact meaning" of objective media coverage. The problem with defining that something is objective or not is the same as categorizing of hard news and soft news :)

define new media, first. if new media mean social media, objectivity could be yes and no at the same time. social media have provided opportunity for people to be instant journalists due to easy access and control. information is much faster to distribute an to consume: yes...but accuracy and objectivity would be NO. the main issue in new media is gate-keeping process in which news is quite well filtered before being distributed to public (as mainstream media do). in new media, people can be producer and gate keeper at the same time.

The issue of the relationship between the media and the platforms of social media is complementary, as these platforms increase the importance of the media, pointing out that there is no so-called new or old media. The media itself has not changed but the tools and vectors have been renewed. As for the negatives and advantages of the social networking platforms, the advantages of speed of access to information, the elimination of geographical barriers and distances, and the social or humanitarian face of the events. While I consider that the disadvantages of these means are dealing with them as a reliable source of information; and the use of tools to spread rumors or spread hatred, sedition and fanaticism. In addition to the use of these platforms to practice the prostitution of media through the fabrication of rumors and deal with them as facts

Coincido con Jacek Nozhevwki, pero además me parece que es necesario precisar qué se entiende por objetividad. Para mi ésta no existe tal cual. Yo prefiero hablar de "veracidad", entendida como un esfuerzo del profesional de la información para incluir en sus mensajes los elementos esenciales de la misma. Sin embargo, ello depende de los conocimientos sobre el tema, el acceso a los datos, la capacitad de síntesis y el manejo del lenguaje. Finalmente, es inevitable, pese a ello, que todo se haga desde la propia cosmovisión. En cambio, en los nuevos medios -si por ellos entendemos las redes sociales- lo que prevalece es la subjetividad y la emoción. No hay profesionalismo en general. Sin embargo, estos medios pueden ayudar a acceder a nuevos datos que deben ser verificados, pues entre mayor es el conflicto social, más abundan las noticias falsas. Esto constituye una oportunidad para el periodismo profesional de superarse, incrementar la veracidad de su información y ser el contraste con los nuevos medios. En ésto radica, desde mi punto de vista, el asegurar la subsistencia del periodismo llamado tradicional, que es el profesional.

Objectivity does not exist. What journalism should aspire to is balance.

I think that what is meant by objectivity in the new and traditional media is professional and responsible in the first place. Yellow newspapers have nothing to do with objectivity, honesty or transparency, Especially for the purchase of receivables for gatekeepers and those who maintain this or that media. It allows for the emergence of false information covering all mass media.

If there is a consensus in understanding the picture of the world, then a relative conventional achievement of objectivity is possible. Strictly at a certain historical interval.

In my opinion, we can talk about the discrete principles of objectivity.

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Adopting objectivity and credibility in media work is more appropriate in practice and practice in countries with a pluralistic democratic system that respects freedom of expression and credibility, and their media is independent and not subject to authority, including new media, but there is no objective, impartial or fully impartial media on all issues and attitudes, bias is a human feature that cannot be deprived of media.

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there is so much subjectivity in crafting social media messages

Mohammed Habes I think that new media coverage changed media landscape with freedom of news flow and this may be useful for objectivity, audience today have a various sources of news and information and with these sources he can determine accurateness, credibility and objectivity of source. in addition, new media created media sources have no benefits or business purposes like citizen journalist write and post on his page just for deliver news and information.

Dear Abdelmohsen Okela Abdelmohsen Okela Agree with you on the side, but I disagree with you that the spread of new media has given objectivity and credibility to the news, because of the spread of rumors and gave the opportunity for each platform (new media) broadcast news to achieve their interests and not the real objective transfer.

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Mohammed Habes I agree with you, and I think that new media harms journalists objectivity and decrease it , because they are writing about their political and Religious beliefs on social networks. When you check any account in social media for journalist you often read in his profile this account express about my personal opinion and this out of objectivity, a lot of journalists’ opinions in contrary to his news institution opinion. But objectivity of media organizations is absent in traditional media and new media either

Abdelmohsen Okela I agree with you, but on the accounts of independent journalists on social media you can find objectivity, You can read more about the objectivity of independent journalists and freelance journalism objectivity.

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Objectivity is about disseminating unbiased and balanced information. This is not evident in new media which promotes yellow journalism attributed to citizen journalism. However, I gree with you, New media leads to increased flow of information. It has made the world to be a free market of ideas.

Sometimes it does, some other times it doesn't

Yes it does due to elimination of gate keeping found in traditional media. New media allows freedom to express yourself in abid to defend your previous actions reported in other news outlets. We often see people using new media to defend their accused actions thus viewers get chance to know what exactly transpired in their absence.

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Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG,

Yes, I also believe that thanks to the development of new Internet media, including social media portals, the level of media objectification is increasing and the scale of information asymmetry is decreasing. Greetings,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Hi,

I am not sure that the new media employees actually know the meaning of objectivity and fairness in reporting...I was talking to a reporter, not long ago, who said the fairness and objectivity are archaic terms....

Me parece que la experiencia de la Pandemia COVID-19, nos presenta una clara lección de la dificultad de la objetividad periodística y la credibilidad de sus informaciones. Lejos de favorecer la formación de una opinión pública sólida, el debate en torno al origen, efectos, forma de transmisión y sus remedios, internet ha servido a incrementar la confusión y la pérdida de confianza, no sólo en los informadores y los medios, sino en las fuentes "científicas" y en las autoridades responsables de generar políticas públicas para atender el problema.

La pandemia ha propiciado el incremento de las fake news. Ya no se sabe quién tiene la razón en torno al origen del virus, su propagación, modo de atención, sus efectos y las vacunas. Hasta la OMS ha perdido credibilidad como consecuencia de la información que circula en las redes, que a su vez son recogidas y difundidas en los medios.

Me parece que en este contexto la objetividad ha salido reprobada.

Dear Avishag Gordon, Exactly. It is very unpleasant and disturbing, since even the reporters themselves say that honesty and objectivity are archaic terms. Such media do not fulfill the mission of the institution of social trust and public trust.

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Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dear José de Jesús Castellanos, Yes, new internet media has its pros and cons. The advantage is already wide range and the fact that young people mainly use new Internet media, including social media portals. So, social media portals can be very useful in promoting official, governmental messages, health ministries, public crisis management institutions, sanitary institutions, etc. regarding the rules of compliance with certain legally established anti-pandemic and sanitary safety instruments. In addition, social media portals can convey a message about the need to comply with the principles of social responsibility and intergenerational solidarity in order to protect the elderly from coronavirus infection and other people characterized by an increased risk of developing the disease and severe Covid-19 disease. However, on the other hand, the same social media portals are used by various domestic and foreign unofficial organizations that intentionally generate disinformation and promote information that is unreliable, unconfirmed by scientific research and often inconsistent with the facts. In such a situation, it is anti-media, anti-journalism, anti-social activity, inconsistent with the principles of journalistic ethics.

What do you think about it? Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Hi,

The new media does not reflect reporting values that existed in the traditional media. Today, all kinds of media suffer from lack of objectivity, mainly due to the monopolistic trends in this business.

in the era of post truth, it is rather difficult to find objectivity unless you look a little harder. But then again, the importance of speed in the new information industry makes it hard to spare extra time for check and recheck.

Dear Avishag Gordon, Unfortunately, it is just like that, that the new Internet media, including social media portals, do not reflect the reporting values ​​and do not meet the standards of journalistic ethics that existed in traditional media. Currently, the media, and especially the Internet media, are characterized by a lack of objectivity, because large companies with a large share of the media market have control over social media portals. Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dear Fina Vidya,

Yes, in the era of post-truth there is less and less objectivity in the media. In new Internet media, on popular social media portals, most users accept certain information policies without verifying the issue of information reliability in posts, entries, comments on specific information, and press publications.

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Dariusz Prokopowicz

The current crisis demonstrates that reality is created and obfuscated by an unending torrent of misinformation and confusion. Indeed, characters like trump use this to their advantage.

Estimado Dariusz, ciertamente Internet se ha convertido en todo un desafío para el periodismo, no sólo por sus características técnicas de inmediatez y alcance a bajo costo, sino por la transformación acerca de la función de quienes, de pronto, y sin las competencias profesionales del informador, se asumen como tales. Por otra parte, la variedad de posibles fuentes de acceso por este medio no necesariamente tienen las calificaciones técnicas necesarias para ser tomadas en cuenta, pero no siempre es fácil distinguir las veraces, con lo que la posibilidad de error se incrementa. Y si adicionalmente se pierde fe en el compromiso con la verdad, más fácilmente la posibilidad de la imparcialidad y objetividad se vuelven inaccesibles.

Dear Neil Dagnall, Yes, there is a lot of misinformation in the new internet media. Especially on popular social media portals (i.e. Tweeter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, ...) there is the most information duplicated by the users of these portals unverified, unreliable, inconsistent with the facts, etc. It is necessary to improve the automated data verification systems in which it uses technologies Industry 4.0. Greetings,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dear José de Jesús Castellanos, You added to our discussion an important issue regarding the issue of new Internet media development and the issue of objectivity of information. I agree with you. Well, yes, unfortunately, on social media portals, the objectivity of information is often at a low level. Thank you for participating in the discussion. Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

I am finding media biased by either pressure groups, or with a different background or intention. Finding a neutral or unbiased media is a miracle.