The view from somewhere podcast is a weekly, offbeat look at the world around us. This week we're talking with producer Ramona martines about what it means to be an objective journalist. She says that objectivity can't exist if your identity and experiences fit neatly into one main stream idea of what's acceptable. And she explains how her own views on social media have been affected by this issue.
How well do the news media serve us as citizens, and what role does the notion of “objective,” or “neutral,” journalism play in the failings of American democracy?
Story reported by Lewis Raven Wallace, with host/producer John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with David Mindich, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Kevin Young.
The series editor is Loretta Williams. *The View from Somewhere *editor: Ramona Martinez. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.