who, what, when ...

• Localización: Columbia Journalism Review, ISSN-e 0010-194X, Vol. 52, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 29-30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Here, several people, from high-school teachers to new-media whiz kids, conservative pundits to liberal wonks, African poets to Google executives, answer to answer what journalism is for. These include Arianna Huffington, Alexander Jutkowitz, and Monica Almeida. Huffington says journalism is meant to give people a true sense of their world, so they can participate and have a voice in how their world is structured. Relentless horse-race coverage, obsessive reporting on meaningless polls, prioritizing balance over the truth, and a narrow focus only on what's not working does not give the public a real sense of what's going on. Journalism should also shine a light on what is working, so people can act on their innate desire to help their neighbor and make their communities, and their world, a better place.