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Originally Posted by Vendor
Story,
Journalism, even in its most traditional forms, is not always neutral.
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And that is how it should be.
Journalism should never be neutral. That is the difference between journalism and reporting. A reporter reports the facts. A journalist reports their interpretation of the facts.
If you go to J School and write a piece that only contains a review of the facts, you will not get a good grade.
Never confuse a journalist with a reporter as they are different. Unfortunately, the terms are being used indiscriminately which only adds to the confusion.
BTW we already had a thread on this
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ashington+post