The objectivity norm in American journalism.¶
Schudson, M. (2001). The objectivity norm in American journalism. Journalism, 2(2), 149-170.
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- Journalistic Objectivity
- Journalism and editorial practice. Reporters separated from advertisers and owners, multiple sourcing, fact-checking, corrections policies, recusal on conflicts — the verifier's distance from the story licenses the claim.
This sourceHistorical and structural account of journalistic objectivity as an institutional norm — separation of reporters from interested parties, verification practice, and its contested status as professional ideology.
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Schudson's abstract explains why objectivity became an occupational norm in American journalism; it does not itself name the claim's enumerated practices (multiple sourcing, corrections, recusal) or the licensing inference.
“Four conditions for the emergence of new norms are identified – two having to do with the self-conscious pursuit of internal group solidarity; and two having to do with the need to articulate the ideals of social practice in a group in order to exercise control over subordinates and to pass on group culture to the next generation. Reviewing the history of the professionalization of American journalism, this essay …”
- Journalism and editorial practice. Reporters separated from advertisers and owners, multiple sourcing, fact-checking, corrections policies, recusal on conflicts — the verifier's distance from the story licenses the claim.
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