Editing Journalism Ethics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ News vs. Opinion
! Feature !! Hard News !! Opinion / Editorial
|-
| Goal || To inform without bias || To persuade or argue a point
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| Language || Neutral and factual || Emotional and evaluative
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| Source || Multiple verified witnesses || The writer's perspective
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| Labeling || Clearly marked as 'News' || Clearly marked as 'Opinion'
|}

'''The Concept of "False Balance"''': This is a modern ethical trap. If 99% of scientists say the Earth is round, and 1% say it's flat, an "Objective" journalist shouldn't give them 50/50 time on screen. Giving "equal weight" to a lie is not being objective; it's being misleading. Analyzing the "Weight of Evidence" is a core task of modern journalism.
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