Immediately check the publisher of the work. How to Detect Bias in Publishers (on the web). A publisher is the agency that prints the material writers submit, and therefore a publisher isn t just an agency that prints books or magazines. You can consider web sites and news agencies as publishers, too.
Definition of objective. 1  1 : a lens or system of lenses that forms an image of an object. 2  2a : something toward which effort is directed : an aim, goal, or end of actionb : a strategic position to be attained or a purpose to be achieved by a military operation.
Telescope [edit]. In a telescope the objective is the lens at the front end of a refractor or the image-forming primary mirror of a reflecting or catadioptric telescope. A telescope's light-gathering power and angular resolution are both directly related to the diameter (or aperture) of its objective lens or mirror.