Mediagazer: James O'Keefe Is Capitalizing on the Cult of Journalistic Objectivity (Conor Friedersdorf/The Atlantic Online)

5:45 AM ET, November 14, 2011

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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:

James O'Keefe Is Capitalizing on the Cult of Journalistic Objectivity — His latest sting is yet more evidence that pretending reporters have no opinions or biases is no longer tenable — Here's how Brooke Gladstone, host of the NPR show On the Media, summed up one obligation of professional journalists …

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Geoffrey Taylor / Guardian:

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