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Yeah, because voices of the American left with socialist perspectives are automatically dum-dums. Only voices of the American right with anti-socialist perspect
by lbrito 4y ago
Yeah, because voices of the American left with socialist perspectives are automatically dum-dums. Only voices of the American right with anti-socialist perspectives should be allowed. Am I right or am I right?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoObjective journalism should be the goal. I'm counted amongst the "American left" and I think Jacobin is a rag.
- happytoexplain 4y agoObjectivity does not necessitate political neutrality (though they may be correlated).
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoYou're saying this at a place effectively dedicated to promoting personal editorials (as is any forum). Editorial journals have always been a thing. As have Facts-based journals.
- yunwal 4y agoThere is no such thing as objective journalism. Or rather, objectivity and neutrality are 2 separate concepts, and you can’t avoid engaging in side-choosing and still report on news.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoThe Chiefs won the Superbowl, 38 to 35.
- yunwal 4y agoSounds like you’re ignoring more important issues like the train derailment to focus on sports.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoYou said there's no objective journalism. What's the score of the Superbowl? What agenda or subjectivity does that carry?
- happytoexplain 4y agoThe statement was made in response to your own claim about journalism, not about the super bowl. Individual statements can obviously be objective. Not all topics worthy of journalistic reporting can be: Anything where we can't know with 100% confidence that we have every fact and that all of our sources are perfect and that we know the whole context and motivations and history. Judgements have to be made. This applies to perhaps the majority of topics - even stories that seem small.
- yunwal 4y agoAnd even when all the facts are obtainable, you have to choose to present some and not others, since it’s not possible to report every true fact in the world. Which facts you find important, interesting, or worthy of publication is heavily influenced by your views.
- lbrito 4y agoSays who? And what even is objective journalism? This is peak HN, desiring that every aspect of life must be able to be objective. It hardly is. Apart from (barely, not really) local weather, pretty much every piece of journalism can -- and is -- nuanced by the perspective of the newscaster.
- kjs3 4y agoFor people who would complain about this, it's become more "anyone who's views don't align with mine", not just socialism.