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Chris cillizza only just realized that participating in democracy doesn't prevent you from doing quality, objective journalism

chriscillizza.substack.com

Why I have never voted

And the end of "objective" journalism.

Karl Bode

@KarlBode

Feb 2

at least he came around, I guess. There's a pretty deeply entrenched belief among the trust fund journalism elite that having and expressing human opinions online somehow denigrates the entire newsroom, which is also violently idiotic

Karl Bode

@KarlBode

Feb 2

it's 2023 and we're only just now starting to see newsrooms realize that "both sides" "view from nowhere" reporting and pseudo-objectivity have been ruthlessly exploited by corporations and authoritarians for decades to the detriment of truth

cronkitenewslab.com

How to produce trustworthy news without "objectivity"

A new playbook for strengthening and transforming journalism. This report offers actionable guidelines to help news organizations restore a belief in the value of fair, fact-based reporting —...

Karl Bode

@KarlBode

this is also a good read on the media industry's belated epiphany on this subject if you missed it:

washingtonpost.com

Opinion | Newsrooms that move beyond ‘objectivity’ can build trust

What's needed for each are clear and consistent policies regarding social media and political activity.

7:36 PM · Feb 2, 2023

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still understated I think is the fact that corporations have known and exploited this for the better part of the last forty years and it took people literally employed in the truth and information business a generation to figure it out