Sorry to break it to you, but objectivity in journalism is a rare thing. If we're completely honest, we have to admit that any time someone sets out to report events, analyze a situation, and, yes, ...

Former Boston Globe and Washington Post editor Martin “Marty” Baron reemerged in the media discourse recently, after publishing an extensive defense of the notion of journalistic objectivity. It is a ...

“Objectivity as an aspirational ideal ends up encouraging journalists to avoid addressing what matters.” Even in recent conversations about transforming journalism, objectivity as an ideal often gets ...

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Sean Illing is the host of The Gray Area podcast. The American media ecosystem has become saturated with misinformation and noise because the press remains committed to a set of norms that are ...

Over the past decade, I have addressed many questions about the building blocks of journalism: impartiality, balance, fairness, accuracy and commitment to truth. While readers tend to agree with most ...