Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B...
by bollu on Sunday February 14, 2021 @07:09PM
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I really do believe this, and the project of classical liberalism as a whole. However, I've found myself without a good response to:
> But everyone is biased, including journalists. So the best we can do is to get rid of the false narrative that journalism can be descriptive, and simply embrace the prescriptivist journalism-with-a-slant.
My gut tells me there's something wrong with this, but I can't spot what. I'd be enlightened if you can point out the problem with the above perspective
The "degradation of truthfulness" has been going on since the times of William Randolph Hearst.
Each time...
- ...a news anchor has an opinion about what is being reported...
- ...a political analyst or book author is interviewed in a news show...
- ...a news outlet follows a partisan editorial line, tells you who to vote for...
... that's when journalistic integrity is lost.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism_ethics_and_standard...
True journalism is descriptive, not prescriptive. It's about describing events, not forming an opinion about them. That's your job.
In this regard, most mainstream American journalism sucks. CNN and Fox News. Both indulge in the same behavior.
No news outlet is a replacement for your own critical thinking.