Humanity is more important and honest than objectivity for journalists

By Michael Becker | Published: January 31, 2010
And I learned that the notion of objectivity is a fig leaf for journalists who don’t want to deal honestly with our own humanity and don’t want to take personal responsibility for the human impact of our journalism. We’re just doing our jobs. We’re just being objective. Objects can’t be responsible.

via stevebuttry.wordpress.com

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