Gaye Tuchman's Public Notion Of Objectivity

TUCHMAN’S ROUTINIZATION IMPACT ON JOURNALIST’S PROBLEMATIC NOTION OF OBJECTIVITY
“Attacked for a controversial presentation of facts, newspapermen invoke their objectivity almost the way a Mediterranean peasant might wear a garlic clove of garlic around his neck to ward of evil spirits,” – Gaye Tuchman (1972)
That quote speaks much about the importance of objectivity among newsmen. Tuchman discusses in his article Making News by Doing Work: Routinizing the Unexpected how news organizations follow a routine that will keep them in step within the sphere of covering and writing up for unexpected events.
However, the arguments he presented pressed more the problematic notion of objectivity. Thus, Tuchman’s article makes a more convincing proof

Since reporters know when the story’s going to take place and what to tackle about, it permits them to revisit prior knowledge regarding the said event. For example, a series of trial is on going in the Supreme Court. The reporter knowledgeable enough concerning about the processes involved in the event would easily understand the proceeding; as a result, not only does he writes better, but he also learns more about the topic that could serve as a guide in what to expect for future coverage. However, that is when objectivity has to be questioned. If the reporter already knows what usually happens in a continuing kind of event, then it is not impossible to assume that he would use it for future references. Inaccuracy might be an issue, since reporters make use of predictability to determine outcomes (Tuchman 1973). But still, that is the purpose of routinely predicting future happenings within the limits of continuing stories among news organizations and newsmen; it lets the organization keep up with unforeseen events. (Tuchman