What comes after we get rid of objectivity in journalism?

The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that followed, helped spark a debate in many newsrooms and journalism schools around the country about the time-honored principle of objectivity in journalism, and whether it serves any useful purpose. Former Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery wrote in the New York Times that what we call objective journalism “is constructed atop a pyramid of subjective decision-making,” and has been defined “almost exclusively by white reporters and their mostly white bosses.” Since then, journalists at the Los Angeles Times and other newsrooms have spoken out about their longstanding experiences of racism, and the impact those have had on the journalism they and their employers do. So is objectivity a relic? And if so, what should we replace it with? We got a group of journalists and other experts together on CJR’s Galley platform this week for a virtual panel discussion on those and other related questions. Lewis Raven Wallace is a writer, journalist, and author of the recent book The View From Somewhere, as well as the host of a podcast of the same name. He is also a co-founder of Press On, a Southern collective of journalists, storytellers, and organizers that uses journalism in the service of liberation. Wallace’s book is based in part on his personal experience as a former reporter for Marketplace, from which he was fired in 2017 after he wrote a blog post questioning the idea of objective... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-02 11:57:40 UTC ]
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What comes after we get rid of objectivity in journalism?

The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that followed, helped spark a debate in many newsrooms and journalism schools around the country about the time-honored principle of objectivity in journalism, and whether it serves any useful purpose. Former... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-02 11:57:40 UTC ]
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How one of the world’s oldest newspapers is using AI to reinvent journalism

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[ The Guardian | 2023-12-28 14:03:33 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Albanese says attacks on Dan Andrews ‘low point in journalism’ as News Corp vitriol continues after resignation

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Métro Média to declare bankruptcy as local journalism takes another hit

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[ CBC | 2023-09-17 21:15:07 UTC ]
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Scientific journal retracts article that claimed no evidence of climate crisis

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Christopher Carduff, 'Wall Street Journal' Books Editor, Dies at 66

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Google has a new AI tool for journalism—but should we trust tech to meddle in newsrooms?

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[ The Guardian | 2023-05-07 07:00:16 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2023-03-15 15:31:16 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-12-21 09:53:25 UTC ]
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Wall Street Journal Names Emma Tucker as New Editor

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What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

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