The result of the continuous effort by the news to control the media coverage validates the short attention span the news possesses. News coverage constantly releases new and updated information to the public; therefore, can attribute to discrepancies of quality reports. A faulty report of inaccuracies transcends to the public and alters the perception the public interprets of an event or story. Linda Greenhouse, author of “Challenging ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism”, believes performance and ideals of media coverage causes bias in the goal of modern news coverage. The balance in the media of objectivity and fairness are disrupted when, “taking sides on contentious issues, impedes rather than enhances the goal of informing the public.” (Greenhouse 21). Equally important, news coverage becomes enigmatic when they immerse themselves into …show more content…
Author of “Taking Sides in Ferguson”, Noah C. Rothman, insists various news stations are becoming part of the issue when they, “became more part of the story. In some cases, they became part of the unrest itself.” (Rothman 20). The biggest problems with today’s news coverage are objectivity and sensationalism.

In particular, objectivity is a conspicuous issue with today’s news coverage. In “Challenging ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism”, Linda Greenhouse utilizes various examples of media exempting objectivity within journalism. The concept of objectivity is the problem of

news coverage, because the idea has become severely disfigured. Superficial journalism manipulates context of the coverage in the goal to remain objective. The news coverage of Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh