Tag Archives: objectivity

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 Posted via [...]
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The importance of transparency

By Michael Becker | Published: September 29, 2009
Giving readers insight into the process of journalism goes a long way toward establishing trust.
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Richard Sambrook: Transparency is the new objectivity, and the Internet is not your enemy

By Michael Becker | Published: September 29, 2009
I came across this post by Mercedes Bunz in the Guardian about a talk given by Richard Sambrook at the Oxford Social Media Convention. Sambrook is the head of the BBC Global News Division. On the importance of objectivity and transparency: Objectivity, he then pointed out, had always been an idea important for the news. [...]
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