So much for Objective Journalism. Don't bother to look for it here - not under any byline of mine; or anyone else I can think of. With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author claims that objective journalism does not exist because all writing has bias, except for raw data like scores or stock prices.
- In plain terms
- There is no such thing as perfectly neutral news writing unless it is just numbers.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that all news has a perspective and look for transparency instead.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can raw data ever be truly objective?
- How do you identify bias in a story?
Another view
Some forms of reporting strive for neutrality even if perfect objectivity is impossible.
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