Pragmatic Truth: Advocacy Journalism and Cinematic Journalism

When it comes to journalism, I feel as if though honest, unbiased opinions are important. Of course, journalists want a story that sells, but you can just as well get that with the truth without making it overly dramatic. You can grab attention with cinematic journalism; this is also a delicate matter. I don't agree with overly dramatic background music, or journalists standing in front of people dying. That may be a story, something true even, but you're not getting the story the right way.

Is it real journalism if you're just picking and choosing? Picking sides on a story is not something I agree with; real journalism sees every side or every story. You have to take time on stories and dig out the whole the whole story.
Cinematic journalism depends on suffering, it's all about grabbing attention of the audience. Is a story about a baby getting shot really news? Should it be on the front page as a top story? People die everyday so why this story? It has a more dramatic plot. Grabs the attention of us, pulls us in. Is that right; that we are drawn to this suffering? This isn't journalism anymore.