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- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Wallace, Lewis Raven
Titre(s) : The view from somewhere [Texte imprimé] : undoing the myth of journalistic objectivity / Lewis Raven Wallace
Publication : Chicago (Ill.) : The University of Chicago press, 2019
Description matérielle : 239 pages ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Includes bibliographical references
('further reading' (pages 219-228)) and index
"#MeToo. #BlackLivesMatter. #NeverAgain. #WontBeErased. Though both the right- and
left-wing media claim "objectivity" in their reporting of these and other contentious
issues, the American public has become increasingly cynical about truth, fact, and
reality. In The View From Somewhere, Lewis Raven Wallace dives deep into the history
of "objectivity" in journalism and how it's been used to gatekeep and silence marginalized
writers as far back as Ida B. Wells. At its core, this is a book about fierce journalists
who have pursued truth and transparency and sometimes been punished for it--not just
by tyrannical governments but by journalistic institutions themselves. He highlights
the stories of journalists who question "objectivity" with sensitivity and passion:
Desmond Cole of the Toronto Star; New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse; Pulitzer
Prize-winner Rachel Kadzi Ghansah; Peabody-winning podcaster John Biewen; Guardian
correspondent Gary Younge; former Buzzfeed reporter Meredith Talusan; and many others.
Wallace also shares his own experiences as a midwestern transgender journalist and
activist who was fired from his job as a national reporter for public radio for speaking
out against "objectivity" in coverage of Trump and white supremacy. With insightful
steps through history, Wallace stresses that journalists have never been mere passive
observers--the choices they make reflect worldviews tinted by race, class, gender,
and geography. He upholds the centrality of facts and the necessary discipline of
verification but argues against the long-held standard of "objective" media coverage
that asks journalists to claim they are without bias."
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : View from some where
Sujet(s) : Presse -- Objectivité -- États-Unis
Journalistes -- Déontologie -- États-Unis
Mouvements sociaux -- États-Unis -- Dans la presse
Justice sociale -- Dans la presse -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
302.23 (23e éd.) = Médias (modes de communication)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226589176. - ISBN 022658917X. - ISBN 9780226667430 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46617729w
Notice n° :
FRBNF46617729
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : How Black Lives Matter made the news -- ; The deviants: race, lynching, and the origins
of "objectivity" -- ; The agitators: journalists as labor leaders -- ; Drowning in
facts: "objectivity," ambiguity, and Vietnam -- ; "Public Radio Voice" -- ; Straight
news, gay media, and the AIDS crisis -- ; Journalism's purity ritual -- ; "Can't you
find any more women to attack?": what happens when facts don't matter -- ; Truth and
the lost cause -- ; The "assault on reality": trans people and subjectivity -- ; The
view from somewhere -- ; Conclusion:. The end of journalism.
