Accuracy reporting must come from precise, reliable and trustworthy sources. This enables that the film/documentary is as truthful as possibly and keeps it at a honest view. Some pieces do not stick to accuracy and have an imbalance and do not show reliability. In order to show accuracy you must show that the focus is being shown in the most equal and realistic way. No extra information should be added on when showing accuracy. An example of this issue and how it relates to the issue is The news report about the president who was dying. This was reliable as it gave eye witness's information of people who were actually there at the time. They would be able to give accurate information and make the documentary a reliable source.
Balance
Balance is the equal perspective of both parties. Having a balance in a documentary is important as it shows the equality being shown and has two different views. However there are some documentary's that do not stick to this hence why it can be an issue. Balance is very important to have in factual television. Having balance enables the audience to get an overall view form both sides of the focus.
An example of this can be seen in the Sunday morning show that is called 'The Big Question'. In this show popular topics are spoken about and two parties both with different views argue their points and there is a presenter who is at a neutral position so it is as equal as possible. This shows fairness as there isn't an unfair balance.
Impartiality
Impartiality is where media institutions remain neutral in their output, they avoid conveying personal opinion or beliefs. This is important when trying to be as fair as possible because if one party is unfairly put at an advantage then it leads the topic to be represented in a different way. The news for example have to be impartial and keep their personal views and opinions away from the topic. By doing this the topic is given to the viewers for their own information. So when a news report is showing two sides of a story they have to show those sides equally so the story is as truthful as possible relating to facts etc.
Objectivity
Objectivity is where your personal beliefs, views and opinions do not influence your story telling. Objectivity has the filmmaker looking in from the outside, so it doesn't feature any first hand expertise coming from themselves. the filmmaker would be showing information to the audience and keeping the opinions from both sides of a story. This enables the audience to see and take in information. An example of this would be Reggie Yates documentary on 'Racism'. In this documentary he asked both ethnic groups on their opinion of the topic featuring many different views. He didn't just show one side to the documentary and didn't just keep the views of one side to a minimum.
Subjectivity
Subjectivity is a one sided view which can influence the viewer. this can happen when only one side is shown within the piece. This comes under subjectivity and not Bias as it can influence the audience in many ways. This is an issue as it does not show a fair representation of both parties. This links back to balance as it doesn't show a equal balance in representation. An example of this would be in the documentary 'London's gang culture'. In this documentary it showed all opinions and views coming from the federals (police) against the anti-social behaviour of many young black men in the area of North London. This was subjective as they didn't go into as much detail when talking from the gang members side/point of view. this can be an issue as many may think that this isn't being very representative of everyone within the documentary.
Opinion
Opinion is usually a subjective issue , the personal view on the whole subject is coming from the filmmaker. They can put their personal beliefs / experiences to tell a what they think. Although this isn't bad, it can portray some misleadance and become a bit too one sided. Having opinion in a documentary can bring about new thoughts and ideas from the audience so its not 100% negative.
Bias
Being bias means manipulating people for them to believe your thoughts and ways of thinking. This can have many effects. One being as major issue as this can lead someone to think the wrong about a certain topic. Being bias in some cases can go into further detail about a side. This can make us think differently about the second party and make audiences open up new views. However being bias can have a very negative effect on a documentary as it is inly showing a one sided view. This shows no equality or "balance" in a representation of two parties. An example of this would be the Documentary 'bush did 9/11' it comes from a conspiracists point of view show the reasons for Bush conducting the worlds worst ever 'Terrorist' attack.
Access
In order for journalists to report on specific topics accurately, they must be given access to certain people or places. This requires permission (if the participant is under the age of 16). This can be an issue as by not having access or permission to film or capture certain people or places it is binded as illegal misuse.
Privacy
In society we have a right to privacy, so each individual has their own personal right of this and if this privacy is breached then the person can claim. Most cases certain individuals or groups can get away with this for example the paparazzi and federation groups such as the CIA as they can use their advantage for their own personal benefit.
Contract with the viewer
This is an unwritten rule between the a producer and the audience, whereby all content is deemed accurate, honest and engaging. If it does not fulfil these then it can either have a negative response from the audience and it would effect the reliability of the production as a whole.
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