Sunday, June 14, 2009

Definitions

Objecttivity:





I think the word 'objecttivity' express what is real and not influence by any body. In journalism, journalist do their job objectively.





From: http://www.wikipedia.com/


Objectivity is a significant principle of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity can refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and most importantly, nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities.





From: http://dictionary.reference.com/
-Noun


-external reality.








Subjectivity:





I think the word 'subjectivity' means a person's point of view, that can influence by other people or institution. May the person have on enough information about the matter.





From: http://www.wikipedia.com/


Subjectivity refers to a person's perspective or opinion, particularly feelings, beliefs, and desires. It is often used casually to refer to unsubstantiated personal opinions, in contrast to knowledge and fact-based beliefs. In philosophy, the term is often contrasted with objectivity.



Consensus has two common meanings. One is a general agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision making and follow-up action. The other is as a theory and practice of getting such agreements (for information on the practice of achieving formal consensus, see consensus decision-making).