Transparency is so the new objectivity
I read this in a blog from 2009, but it still holds extra true today. There is a somewhat recognizable shift in journalism. Complete objectivity doesn’t exist. It just can’t, and people are beginning to realize this. However, this phenomenon can be treated: all it takes is a little with a dose of transparency. What does that mean, “transparency”? For starters, it means that reporters should address their biases up front. There’s that word -- bias. We’ve all got them, and we’v