I've been followed by the debate over objectivity my entire life, in philosophy, in journalism, and in education. This article - a quick summary of the issue and then a discussion transcript - gets at some of the recent debates on the subject. Here's the challenge: "The objective of local journalism often is to fulfill a failing business model and as a result, the content that is created doesn't necessarily serve the needs of the audience." The same is the case in education, I would argue. And in this context, maybe objectivity isn't the right starting point - maybe the debate is over whether you serve your audience (and how that is defined, and how best to serve an audience, especially if that audience includes traditionally under-represented people (which, in my case, I certainly hope it does)). Because all journalism - and all education - has a purpose, And the question is whether we best serve that audience through affirmation of a point of view (as Fox does), or whether more traditional values (truth, empiricism, evidence, etc) hold more sway.
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