Objectivity, independent media and news avoidance: the terms you need to know to understand news today

By Matt Walsh, Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University

The way we get our news is changing fast. The latest research from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University shows that, around the world, news consumers are turning to Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok rather than television, radio or newspapers. Nearly a quarter of adults under 24 get their news from TikTok.

You may have come across terms describing (or deriding) sources as “new media”, “independent media” or “biased”. These words can…

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