Mediagazer: Objectivity and the decades-long shift from “just the facts” to “what does it mean?” (Jonathan Stray/Nieman Journalism Lab)

11:55 PM ET, May 22, 2013

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Jonathan Stray / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Objectivity and the decades-long shift from “just the facts” to “what does it mean?” — If I had only one short sentence to describe it, I'd say that journalism is factual reports of current events. At least, that's what I used to say, and I think it's what most people imagine journalism is.

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