Chevron VS CBS

After watching both the CBS and Chevron videos which covered the Equator oil controversy, I was shocked to see how different the two videos were regarding objectivity and credibility. If I had not already seen the CBS documentary, I might not have been able to see how biased and one-sided the Chevron documentary actually is. The CBS video presented the story with accuracy, objectivity, and credibility. CBS delivered both sides of the story by interviewing a representative of Chevron and the attorney defending Equator. By providing both perspectives of this issue, I was given the honest facts without any biases. The CBS video adheres to the “Murrow Standard” of traditional journalism because they delivered the documentary with integrity and honesty, which allowed me to make a decision for myself on who I believed to be at fault regarding the lawsuit.

However, the Chevron documentary did not adhere to the “Murrow Standard” of traditional journalism and portrayed a very strong agenda. It was clear after watching the CBS documentary that the Chevron video was extremely biased and gave only their side of the story. Chevron’s agenda was to get the audience to believe that they are innocent and just victims of a conspiracy, without providing all the facts. It was disappointing for me to watch this video because it made me realize that many sources are not credible and do not portray the honest facts. I then began to ask myself, which sources can I trust and what facts have not been manipulated? Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish what news is honest and trustworthy, and a good example of honest news was the CBS video. After comparing both the CBS and Chevron videos, I now have a better idea of how to separate credible news from unworthy news.