On evaluating and acknowledging our biases
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Ethics, Journalism
There are few professions in which individuals are expected to be completely without bias. In most professions, our biases rarely interfere with the integrity of our work.
Yet, as a journalist, it’s a constant battle. Because we consume so much information on a daily basis, we probably have opinions on many more topics than the average [...]
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Media consumption and criticism
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Ethics, Journalism
Every media outlet has a bias. The business side of each outlet may try to convince people otherwise, but any journalist or media consumer with half a brain can figure it out.
Sometimes the bias is political. Sometimes it’s financial, racial or socio-economic. Other times it’s just a matter of a lack of resources and, most [...]
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