What was the significance of the year 1898 as a turning point for the U.S? It was the year in which the U.S acquired its first imperial possessions and officially became a world power.

What Yellow Journalism did was sway public opinion in favor of fighting the Spanish, and they did so by publishing sensationalist and often inaccurate news reports to attract readers. Probably the most famous article published was on February 15th 1898 when the USS Maine was bombed in Havana Harbor.

How did yellow journalism affect the reading public? It increased Americans’ support for going to war against Spain. Cuba was one of only two colonies in Spain’s shrinking empire in the Americas.

To maintain objectivity in journalism, journalists should present the facts whether or not they like or agree with those facts. Objective reporting is meant to portray issues and events in a neutral and unbiased manner, regardless of the writer’s opinion or personal beliefs.

‘The Problem of Objectivity’ challenges the Cartesian picture according to which there is a metaphysical distinction between the inner and the outer, knowledge of one’s own mind is more fundamental and secure than knowledge of other minds, knowledge is based on data given to the individual mind, and acquisition of …

• Truth and Accuracy. “Journalists cannot always guarantee ‘truth’ but getting the facts right is the cardinal principle of journalism.
• Independence.
• Fairness and Impartiality.
• Humanity.
• Accountability.

The journalist’s duties are: To seek out the truth, in the interests of the public’s right to know, whatever the consequences to him- or herself. To defend freedom of information, freedom of commentary and criticism, and the independence and dignity of the journalistic profession.

Journalists write and assemble together news stories that will interest their audience. By gathering together a number of different sources and ensuring that all the arguments are represented, they keep their audience abreast of events in their world.