Obama’s Bittergate, Mayhill Fowler, and Citizen Journalism
Do citizens have a right to attend, observe, and write about political events and appearances? Of course they do. Does that change when a citizen is contributing to a “pro-am” political website like OffTheBus and an open supporter of a candidate? Pundits, journalists, bloggers, and just plain old citizens have been arguing about that since […]
Press Think: “Uncoupling Fairness (needed) from Neutrality (not)”
Excellent post by Jay Rosen at Press Think on how critical it is for journalists and journalism to “uncoupling fairness (needed) from neutrality (not).” A MUST read. As is the essay, “A Call for Journalistic Courage” by Walter Pincus that spawned Rosen’s post.
I’m on record arguing that the idea of maintaining objectivity in journalism begins […]
