Reporting on elections presents a unique and demanding challenge for the media. In a political climate often heightened public scrutiny, the integrity of your news organisation becomes the ultimate measure of its value. These tips offer guidance for navigating ethical dilemmas, ensuring your election coverage is not only trustworthy but genuinely serves an informed electorate. […]
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In journalism, the importance of story completeness cannot be overstated. Completeness means building a full story that shows the entire context and importance of an event. Creating a complete news story is akin to piecing together a complex puzzle in which every fragment plays a critical role in revealing the larger picture. Completeness is the […]
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The promise of personalised newsfeeds and tailored recommendations has morphed into a double-edged sword for journalism. While algorithms keep users engaged, they often do so by reinforcing existing biases and creating journalistic echo chambers. Operating within these information bubbles, journalists can be exposed mainly to familiar ideas, potentially restricting their access to challenging viewpoints and […]
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Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University “That reporter is too biased to cover this story.” It’s a too-familiar complaint from news consumers — and sometimes also from newsroom managers — because people expect journalists to be impartial, detached or even “objective.” The fraught idea of journalistic objectivity was at the centre of a recent controversy at the […]
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Kamyar Razavi, Simon Fraser University One of the most important functions of journalism in a democratic society is to act as a watchdog — to call out abuses of power or wrongdoing. Journalism builds on the standard of the watchdog function — or, what’s described in the 2009 book Normative Theories of the Media: Journalism […]
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