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"Objectivity" doesn't mean that all statements should go unchallenged in media, nor that all sides of an argument should get equal time or treatment. There exis
by jwatte 10y ago
"Objectivity" doesn't mean that all statements should go unchallenged in media, nor that all sides of an argument should get equal time or treatment.
There exists such a thing as objective, empirically verifiable truth, and media owes its audience doing so.
- gydfi 10y agoTrue, but on the other hand people seem to believe their own opinions are "objective truth" more often than is justified. This being the case, perhaps it's a nice idea to err on the other side for a change.
- Sacho 10y agoThe audience does not pay the media nearly enough for it to even attempt to uncover "objective, empirically verifiable truth".