With the arrival of Internet that has erased the
'imaginary' boundaries of the regions, both BBC and Al
Jazeera English have entered into a market where they compete for
the same reader, and the only tool that can help them win the
battle and the hearts of the people of this global village is
believed to be the practice of 'objective journalism.' The
research analyses the news reports that appear on the BBC Online
and the Al Jazeera English website. It is probably the first
attempt to draw a comparison between the two 'trusted
brands' on the web using the 'discourse analysis' as a
method. The pursuit of a new benchmark of objective journalism is
also a unique phenomenon of the study. It tries to read between the
lines, e.g. the intention of the reporters in using a particular
diction or a picture for a report. It will help journalism
students, academics or the media people to see things going beyond
their sight. Set out in a number of sections, the study discusses
the concept of objectivity in journalism, and also the emergence of
journalism on the web. A framework has been designed for the
analysis of the news reports.
Mahmudunnabi is a journalist by profession. He is currently working as a Staff Reporter of the 'Asian Lite' in Manchester. He earned distinction in his MA in International Journalism from The University of Leeds, UK. He also obtained MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT, and BA (Hons) in English from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
