15 on reflection: the myth of truth, objectivity and publicity
How to understand truth, objectivity and the relationship betweenPress interviewsRelationship
Understanding truth and objectivity
Truth and objectivity are fundamental features of the news
Press interviews should be true and objective
Objective is impartiality, balance and truth
Impartial, partisan, true, balanced, reverse pyramids
The journalistic profession acts as a mechanism for maintaining truth and objectivity
The relationship between the media and society affects a true and objective understanding of the news
The media are influenced by market forces and market segmentation and are linked to real and objective commercial values
Further reflection: what else
15 on reflection: the myth of truth, objectivity and publicity
2. Relationship to press interviews: the requirements for true and objective news are understandable but impossible。
(a) the news (media) is naturally politically oriented or political events as news have natural negative values
Political constraints have led to a high degree of press interviews:
Timeliness requirements for the press
News is always a local part of social phenomena and is usually superficial, dramatic, sensational
There's a trick on the press
Full neutrality is an impossible goal
15 on reflection: the myth of truth, objectivity and publicity
Are journalists as a whole or as individuals
Individual subjectivity of journalists
Journalists tend to report incidents with a tendency to simplify and stereotype images
Impact of the mode of operation of media organizations
One of the neglected causes of preference: audience
Further reflection: others
There is a persistent gap between the reality of media formation and that of society。
15 on reflection: the myth of truth, objectivity and publicity
Publicity and press interviews
The public sphere: citizens can freely express and communicate their opinions, criticize the national government and public affairs related to the public interest as the subject matter, and form areas of public opinion or consensus in social life。
Conditions in the public sphere: (1) institutional space; (2) legal safeguards。
Discussion: is the media the “public domain” (publicsphere)
15 on reflection: the myth of truth, objectivity and publicity
What kind of press interviews can better serve the public and social democracy
Journalists should develop their own focus on journalism and create a more diverse information environment
Providing more diverse voices and perspectives
Explain more about the functioning of political groups and institutions behind news events
Increase the historical background and provide access to information, such as web sites
Radicals among citizens: reporting to them as positive as possible, interviews frequently cited directly
Further reflection: how do you think the public nature of journalism should be improved
