Tournament: NJSDL | Round: 1 | Opponent: Smrithi Thiyagarajan | Judge: Arnav Sinha
I affirm, resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.
Thus, the value is democracy.
The value criterion is what best arms citizens with the information we need to best access democracy.
definitions
Museum of australian democracy at old parliament house ND (“DEFINING DEMOCRACY” / accessed 3-12-22) (https://www.moadoph.gov.au/democracy/defining-democracy/#) (SPHS, AL)
Rogers 19 ( Tony Rogers has an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and has worked for the Associated Press and the New York Daily News. He has written and taught journalism for over 25 years. "Objectivity and Fairness in Journalism." ThoughtCo, Sep. 9, 2021, Accessed 3-6-22) (thoughtco.com/objectivity-and-fairness-2073726) (SPHS, AL)
contention
Stone 1987 (Geoffery R. American law professor and noted First Amendment scholar with multiple notable literary works in the press, access of information, and constitutional law. / “THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FREE PRESS” from Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , Feb., 1987, Vol. 40, No. 5 (Feb., 1987), pp. 6-22 / American Academy of Arts and Sciences / ACCESSED 2-10-21) (https://www.jstor.org/stable/3823610) (SPHS, AL)
Sonnemaker 15 (Tyler during the time of publishing was a student and editor at CMC and is now a freelance journalist with a master’s of science in journalism at northwestern university medill school. / "Objectivity and the Role of Journalism in Democratic Societies" / 2015 / CMC Senior Theses Paper 1057) (http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1057) (SPHS, AL)
Mork 19 (Alexandria, Alexandra Mork, age 16, is a junior at Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles. She competes nationally in the Lincoln Douglas debate and participates in her school's broadcast journalism program. She believes that youth civic engagement and democratic participation are critical to the strength of the nation and is extremely interested in international relations as well as politics in general. / “WHY DEMOCRACY IS THE BEST WE’VE GOT” / March 12, 2019 / CARNEIGE COUNCIL / Accessed 3-15-22) (https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/articles_papers_reports/why-democracy-is-the-best-weve-got) (SPHS, AL)