“For a long time, ‘objectivity’ packaged together many important ideas about truth and trust. American journalism has disowned that brand without offering a replacement.”
Frustration over a lack of transparency has been amplified by the newsroom’s status as “the gold standard of nonprofit journalism” and a role model other outlets have been encouraged to follow.
“We ask people every day to let us in at their worst moments. To give nothing of ourselves in return sometimes feels like denying that we’re [also] people in this equation.”
A study that seemed to claim they had was treated as “bad news for journalists: the public doesn’t share our values.” The reality is a few arbitrary research design decisions put a thumb on the scale.
Tameez, Hanaa'. "Maybe greater transparency can increase trust in news — but readers have to find your transparency first." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Jan. 2020. Web. 18 Dec. 2024.
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Wikipedia
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