Question ID:PT81 S3 Q18 Passage:Blogger: Traditionally, newspapers have taken objectivity to be an essential of good journalism. However, today's newer media are more inclined to try to create a stir with openly partisan reporting. This contrast in journalistic standards is best understood in terms of differing business strategies. The newer media outlets need to differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace. The standard of objectivity developed primarily among newspapers with no serious rivals, so the most important objective was to avoid offending potential readers. Stem:Which one of the following is an assumption required by the blogger's argument? Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:Journalists at traditional newspapers are just as partisan as journalists who work for newer media outlets. Choice B:People prefer objective reporting to partisan reporting that merely reinforces their own partisan leanings. Choice C:The newer media outlets are increasing in popularity at the expense of traditional newspapers. Choice D:Newspapers have regarded objective reporting as less likely to offend people than openly partisan reporting. Choice E:There can be no basis for taking objectivity to be an essential journalistic standard.