Analyze China on its own terms and merits

Now that the Olympic-era provisions for foreign journalists allowing unfettered interviews and movement have been indefinitely extended, will foreign journalists report about China more objectively?

It's a question that some commentators in China have posed, but objectivity is not easy to define. For "objectivity" isn't an immutable entity, something that you either possess or you don't; what constitutes objectivity is subjective.

Every story has different angles, and the angle that a journalist chooses arises out of a mix of personal beliefs or perceptions, the perceived interest of the readers or audience, and the overall stance of the particular media organization he's working for. Then the journalist creates the illusion of "objectivity" by presenting all arguments that are relevant to the angle or perspective he has chosen.