Sunday, December 14, 2014

Run that by me again …

When reporters value ‘justice’ over accuracy, journalism loses - Opinion - The Boston Globe.

Or maybe this is what happens when newsrooms and journalism schools decide, like Jorge Ramos, that although they have “nothing against objectivity,” their real aspiration is to use journalism “as a weapon for a higher purpose.” Somehow it didn’t come as a shock to learn that when Dana was invited to lecture at Middlebury College in 2006, his speech was titled: “A Defense of Biased Reporting.”
Ramos and Dana should no longer be taken seriously. Someone should also explain to Ramos that "justice" means giving to each his due. Justice mandates getting all sides of a story. If these guys want to advocate, there's plenty of ways to do that. Journalism isn't one of them.

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