Bob Woodward of the Washington Post shocked the news world last week when he attacked his own newspaper for its Russiagate coverage. In an interview with Jeff Gerth in the Columbia Journalism Review, ...
“Objectivity as an aspirational ideal ends up encouraging journalists to avoid addressing what matters.” Even in recent conversations about transforming journalism, objectivity as an ideal often gets ...
In 2017, Lewis Raven Wallace was fired from his job in public radio for a piece he wrote on his personal blog, “Objectivity is dead, and I’m ok with it.” His employers said the piece violated their ...
Vice President Spiro Agnew meets with members of the Massachusetts news media in the wake of a speech criticizing the news media, on March 19, 1971, in Newton, Mass. A lying president. Political ...
Poynter conducted a study of 167 journalists and published the results Wednesday. The results are fascinating, and worth analyzing, as they seem to document a change in the way our industry views ...
GRAND FORKS — UND journalism graduate Mike Nowatzki, who now is communications director for the Office of Gov. Doug Burgum, hopes the re-establishment of UND’s journalism program will help alleviate ...
To the editor — While reading your editorial by Dean Ridings, the CEO of the trade association for newspapers, I was taken aback. He asks us to join him in protecting access to objective, quality ...
Much like America, journalism has descended into anarchy in recent weeks. While progressive politicians push to abolish the police, prominent journalists are calling to abolish the long-standing ...
It’s common to hear the word “objective” used in relation to the work of journalists. However, its definition and application are hotly debated, with some experts arguing it’s either impossible or ...
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The media, Wallace said, needs to think about “the relationship between journalism, identity, community, and truth ...
Former Boston Globe and Washington Post editor Martin “Marty” Baron reemerged in the media discourse recently, after publishing an extensive defense of the notion of journalistic objectivity. It is a ...