CHALLENGES OF NEWS OBJECTIVITY IN NEWSPAPER (A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL LIGHT AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE).

ABSTRACT
This Research work is on the challenges of News Objectivity in Print media specifically the newspaper. Objectivity is one of the noble standards in the journalism professions. Journalists are adjudged to insulate personal bias and idiosyncrasies from the news reports they write. This simplistically, is the import of news objectivity with its overwhelming implications on both the media and the reading public. However, observation has revealed that upholding ethical injunction of objectivity can be quite challenging for the average journalist. Thus, this study which employs the survey research design is a critical and extensive foray into the challenges of news objectivity in Newspaper with Anambra based newspaper National Light as the case study. The major aim of this research work is to examine the challenges of news objectivity and how journalists wriggle out of the ethical fix. To achieve this, a medley of literature germane to the research subject was reviewed for secondary information. An appropriate questionnaire was administered to the staff of National Light. The study therefore, reveals that undiluted objectivity is a mirage and a mere noble abstraction. It concludes that journalists should be more honest in their reportage. Finally, the study recommends that the standard of objectivity be emphasized at all levels of journalism teaching and journalist be more enlightened on bias-carrying “news elements”.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page                                       
Approval Page                                  
Dedication                                  
Acknowledgement                              
Table of content                               
Abstract                                       

CHAPTER ONE
1.0     Introduction                               
1.1    Background of Study                      
1.2    Statement of Problem                       
1.3    Objectivity of the study                       
1.4    Research Question                            
1.5    Significance of Study                       
1.6    Scope of Study                              
1.7    Definition of terms                          

CHAPTER TWO
2.0     Literature Review                           
2.1    Objective and credibility in journalism
2.2    Theoretical Framework                       
2.3    Summary                                   

CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Research Methodology                       
3.1    Research Design                           
3.2    Area of Study                               
3.3    Population of the Study                       
3.4    Sample size and Sampling Technique           
3.5    Instrument for data collection                   
3.6    Validation of the Instrument                   
3.7    Method of Data Collection                   
3.8    Method of Data Analysis                       

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    Presentation and Analysis of data               

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1    Summary of Findings and Discussion           
5.2    Conclusion                               
5.3    Recommendation                           
5.4    Limitation of Study                           
    Reference                                   
Appendix                                   
Questionnaire