Comments on: A quick riff on objectivity http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/13/a-quick-riff-on-objectivity/ Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: fling93 http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/13/a-quick-riff-on-objectivity/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 fling93 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:27:51 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/13/a-quick-riff-on-objectivity/#comment-2546 Yeah, what he said. You've seen the Daily Show. Objectivity isn't getting both sides of the story. That's the lazy journalist's objectivity (well, this case is a bit of the exception). In my book (not being a journalist, but merely as a reader) objectivity requires 1) keeping your own biases out of the story 2) learning enough about the issue to knowledgeably write about it and realize when somebody is trying to snow you. So I don't think you needed to call the Minutemen, but from the way you framed the piece, I don't think it hurt the article either. And yes, it was a good article. Yeah, what he said. You’ve seen the Daily Show. Objectivity isn’t getting both sides of the story. That’s the lazy journalist’s objectivity (well, this case is a bit of the exception). In my book (not being a journalist, but merely as a reader) objectivity requires 1) keeping your own biases out of the story 2) learning enough about the issue to knowledgeably write about it and realize when somebody is trying to snow you.

So I don’t think you needed to call the Minutemen, but from the way you framed the piece, I don’t think it hurt the article either. And yes, it was a good article.

]]> By: Andrew Venegas http://ryansholin.com/2006/04/13/a-quick-riff-on-objectivity/comment-page-1/#comment-2537 Andrew Venegas Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.ryansholin.com/2006/04/13/a-quick-riff-on-objectivity/#comment-2537 I've wrestled with this same problem, but I have come to the belief that objectivity and fairness to the truth must are not necessarily "balanced"; any "balancing" in certain cases damages the credibility of the article and the fairness. ie. much the the intelligent design "debate" currently in the media. I read your article; it was good. I’ve wrestled with this same problem, but I have come to the belief that objectivity and fairness to the truth must are not necessarily “balanced”; any “balancing” in certain cases damages the credibility of the article and the fairness. ie. much the the intelligent design “debate” currently in the media.
I read your article; it was good.

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