Question

Most articles in a newspaper are intended to be _____; the writers report facts and present both sides of any issue.

subjective
connotative
objective
denotative

Answer 1

Most articles in a newspaper are intended to be objective; the writers report facts and present both sides of any issue. Although this is not always the case. 

Answer 2

The writes are supposed to state the facts and all the sides, if there are any, to anything they report. It is not always the case, though, but journalism is not supposed about supposition or unclear thoughts, it is about reporting. So it cannot be mainly connotative either. And the more objectively it is done, the better. So, being denotative might help, but it is not the goal.

The correct answer is:

objective