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 ...

Since 2008, the nonprofit Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University has offered aspiring investigative journalists the opportunity to hone their skills through a program that combines ...

Paint a comprehensive and accurate portrait of the university community and document how it changes over time. Our coverage should reflect our community and describe it fairly, which means we need to ...

Via Open To Debate-- For decades, objectivity has been cited as journalism’s highest guiding principle and the gold standard. “Being objective” promised that journalists would stick only “to the facts ...

George Romero’s 1978 classic zombie flick “Dawn of the Dead” opens on a broadcast newsroom in chaos — in other words, a newsroom. The zombie apocalypse is well underway, and the channel has been ...

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 ...

For decades, objectivity has been cited as journalism's gold standard, promising that journalists would stick “to the facts" and deliver both sides of the story, excluding their personal views. Those ...

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“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” — ...

Famed editor Marty Baron’s recent defense of the canons of journalistic impartiality overlooks a damning historical track record. In her poignant column in response to the Texas Democracy Foundation’s ...