Objectively engaged journalism : an ethic / Stephen J. A. Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Stephen J. A. (Stephen John Anthony), 1951- author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 78.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalistic ethics.

Journalism--Objectivity.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages).

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"A timely call for a new ethic of journalism engagement for today's troubled media sphere, Objectively Engaged Journalism argues that media should be neither neutral nor partisan but engaged in protecting egalitarian democracy. It shows how journalists, professional or citizen, can be both objective in method and dedicated to improving a global public sphere toxic with disinformation, fake news, and extremism. Drawing from history, ethics, and current media issues, Stephen Ward rejects the ideals of neutrality and "just the facts" objectivity, showing how they are based on invalid dualistic thinking with deep roots in Western culture. He presents a theory of pragmatic objectivity and applies it to journalism. Journalism's role in interpreting culture, he argues, needs a form of objectivity that embraces human strengths and limitations. Defining responsible journalism as situated, imperfect inquiry, Objectively Engaged Journalism is one of the first systematic studies of the ethical foundations of engaged journalism for a media that is increasingly perspectival and embeded in society."

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Deconstructing

Introduction: History, Holism, and Dualism

Objectivity Naturalized

Objectivity of Fact

Objectivity as Correct Construction

Reconstructing

Objectivity with a Human Face, Part 1: Objectivity in Situ

Objectivity with a Human Face, Part 2: Objectivity in Engagement

Objectively Engaged Journalism

Engagement: Methods and Aims

Benefits of Objective Engagement

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-2280-0214-1

OCLC:

1269305632