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How can presenting a subjective and potentially-biased interpretation of a primary source be better journalism than presenting the primary source itself?
by cwkoss 8y ago
How can presenting a subjective and potentially-biased interpretation of a primary source be better journalism than presenting the primary source itself?
- azernik 8y agoBecause the primary sources are often (as in the case of deliberate leaks that we're talking about here) subjective and definitely/intentionally biased. The journalist's job is to provide context and interpretation that are as objective as possible, even though absolute objectivity is impossible.
- cwkoss 8y agoI don't understand how a primary source can be biased. It is factual evidence in and of itself. Wikileaks' leaks have little to no editorialization (Usually there is a 'summary' in front of the db). Have you read the content of wikileaks' leaks? Their twitter account is a partisan mess, but their actual leaks are some of the most solid journalism of our era.