An article in the NY times by David Carr called the age-old debate of objectivity in journalism into question. The question this particular article brought up to me was: Does an activist fundamentally make a good journalist?
I think yes. I feel like my intense interest in political issues/social rights movements is what led me to ultimately study journalism in the first place. Doesn't that kind of drive and passion make up the best reporting?
There is obviously a line to be drawn and precautions to be taken. A warning of biases perhaps? But as Glenn Greenwald points out:
I think yes. I feel like my intense interest in political issues/social rights movements is what led me to ultimately study journalism in the first place. Doesn't that kind of drive and passion make up the best reporting?
There is obviously a line to be drawn and precautions to be taken. A warning of biases perhaps? But as Glenn Greenwald points out:
“It is a matter of being honest or dishonest. All activists are not journalists, but all real journalists are activists. Journalism has a value, a purpose — to serve as a check on power.”
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