What is objectivity in journalism? What does it do?<\/p>\n
Host: Nate Stevens<\/p>\n
As practiced:
\n\u2014Gives credence to people who deny facts or assert factual inaccuracies<\/p>\n
\u2014Generates distrust in media<\/p>\n
What should it be?<\/p>\n
\u2014\u201cI want to change the world” is not objective<\/p>\n
\u2014Does wanting to have impact make you not objective?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fairness and accuracy are the standards<\/p>\n
\u2014Objectivity is a product of historical market forces<\/p>\n
Who’s in the newsroom affects what is considered objective<\/p>\n
\u2014\u201cObjectivity” as concept that reinforces white supremacy-African American journalists have challenged that<\/p>\n
\u2014 Selections of the facts \u2013 framing\u2013 context are subjective choices that have major impact<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u201c\u201dBlack reporters cannot be objective about black lives matter”<\/p>\n
\u2014 Straight CIS white dudes have not lived lives of others\u2013 Are not neutral<\/p>\n
What can objectivity mean? What should it mean?<\/p>\n
Not<\/p>\n
Stenography of bullshit<\/p>\n
Middle of the road<\/p>\n
Two sides to the issue<\/p>\n
In reality clouded by subjectivity<\/p>\n
A baseball bat for control especially among political partisans<\/p>\n
Should<\/p>\n
Fact checking<\/p>\n
Accuracy<\/p>\n
The Universal process to vet stories<\/p>\n
Find out the facts of what happened to inform community response<\/p>\n
Multiple sources<\/p>\n
Pay attention to words and their meaning to other people<\/p>\n
Example issue: undocumented immigration<\/p>\n
Fact: undocumented immigration generates a net economic benefit<\/p>\n
Part of the story is the \u201dbuild a wall people\u201d\u2013 but giving them equal coverage creates false equivalency >> Proportionality<\/p>\n
Representation of community<\/p>\n
Representation of people by issue<\/p>\n
Diversity of perspectives\u2013 opinions\u2013 the experiences<\/p>\n
Editor as well as reporters<\/p>\n
Spanish language programming\u2013 Spanish-speaking reporters\u2014\u201cComplicate the issue\u201d<\/p>\n
Participatory media project requires safety, time but who is the audience?<\/p>\n
System at hand: the newsroom >> goals and strategies<\/p>\n
Who is our audience now?<\/p>\n
Who do we speak to?<\/p>\n
What do we want to present to them?<\/p>\n
\u201cMission to enlighten an advanced conversation\u201d\u2013 huh?<\/p>\n
Impact is not objectivity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is objectivity in journalism? What does it do? Host: Nate Stevens As practiced: \u2014Gives credence to people who deny facts or assert factual inaccuracies \u2014Generates distrust in media What should it be? \u2014\u201cI want to change the world” is … Continue reading