NEW NewsBusters Podcast: Harvard Hates Objective Journalism

Harvard’s Nieman Lab looked ahead to the “news” business in 2022 and promoted an end to objectivity as a journalism ideal in an article titled “Solidarity eclipses objectivity as journalism’s dominant ideal.” Is it fairness or balance that you seek? University of Texas journalism professor Anita Varma wants objectivity crushed as an ideal because it “has never been achievable or desirable, has never served the public, and has repeatedly proven itself to be a waste of shrinking resources in the face of social injustice that denies people’s basic humanity.”

Solidarity with others is the new trend. “Solidarity to social justice” may be the new buzzword. You’ll be lectured about the advantages of being “marginalized”, and those who are not will get an extra boost. They believe that the job of the media is to make “transformational changes” for the Left. 

Geoffrey Dickens, then MRC director for media analysis joins us as we discuss our selections for the Chris Cuomo memorial Award to Worst Quotes of the Year. It was a tie between CNN gushing over Biden hugging all of America in his arms and CNN suggesting all Trump voters were easily lumped in with Klansmen and Nazis.

You can listen to it below, or wherever podcasts are available.

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