Episode 11 of our series exploring democracy in america, past and present. Lewis raven wallace is a journalist who got kind of famous for being fired by the public radio show market place after they wrote a personal blog post titled, objectivity is dead, and i'm ok with it. One of the first big figures i came across whose key to my understanding of all this now was ida b wells. She's a tremendously energetic, strong minded young woman. This is professor mia bay, author of to tell the truth freely. We call the series the land that never has been yet. I can't wait to hear from lewis. Cause, you know, it's kind
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.