If journalists use their judgment to shape their values in a meaningful way, then credibility is the outcome. Credibility is thus undermined. Both journalists and citizens believe newspapers must maintain the ability to make independent judgments without fear or favor. In order to be credible when exercising independent judgments, journalists must have a deep understanding and knowledge of their communities. This requires an interdependent relationship with their communities.
Interdependent journalists can better judge what information is relevant and meaningful to people.
They are people's starting points. They exist within institutions and individuals, including journalists. The preconceived views and assumptions of journalists can drive how they approach coverage, the questions they ask, whom they talk to, what they hear, how they frame stories and how news is presented. In the end, bias in a newsroom can affect the credibility of the newspaper. Questions to gauge news coverage Two sets of bookend questions can serve as a useful test for newspapers and journalists as they begin to measure their work and test their values system.