The Myth of Objective Journalism

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The myth of the neutral journalists actually teaches the public at large a really bad kind of critical thinking, says Chent. The history of the notion of objectivity is really illuminating, isn't it? Like it is with so many things. I see this sometimes whith my students, who like, somewhere along the line got this message that not having an analysis makes them smarter. Yes, iam, i am free ideology. I just look at the bare facts.

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.