Objectively Engaged Journalism
Objectively Engaged Journalism A timely call for a new ethic of journalism engagement for today's troubled media sphere, Objectively Engaged Journalism argues that media should be neither neutral nor…
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Objectively Engaged Journalism
A timely call for a new ethic of journalism engagement for today's troubled media sphere, Objectively Engaged Journalism argues that media should be neither neutral nor partisan but engaged in protecting egalitarian democracy. Drawing from history, ethics, and current media issues, Stephen Ward rejects the ideals of neutrality and just the facts objectivity, showing how they are based on invalid dualistic thinking with deep roots in Western culture. It shows how journalists, professional or citizen, can be both objective in method and dedicated to improving a global public sphere toxic with disinformation, fake news, and extremism.
Journalism's role in interpreting culture, he argues, needs a form of objectivity that embraces human strengths and limitations. He presents a theory of pragmatic objectivity and applies it to journalism. Defining responsible journalism as situated, imperfect