Comments on: Politics, Trust, and the Media http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/ Thoughts on the future of publishing Thu, 26 May 2011 22:44:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The New Mainstream™ » Trust http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 The New Mainstream™ » Trust Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:07:54 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=857#comment-1118 [...] it’s because of the current political climate, but I’ve noticed that certain discussions about trust in media/journalism are ever-increasing — people talking about ‘gotcha [...] [...] it’s because of the current political climate, but I’ve noticed that certain discussions about trust in media/journalism are ever-increasing — people talking about ‘gotcha [...]

]]> By: Jason Preston http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Jason Preston Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:18:23 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=857#comment-1110 <strong><a href="http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/#comment-1107" rel="nofollow">Paul</a></strong> - Shameless plugs are certainly allowed when they're relevant. I think you're absolutely right - the idea of objectivity is itself in trouble, because the greater population of the US seems to realize that people have opinions that sneak into their writing no matter what, and they'd rather be able to judge news articles from an informed viewpoint, rather than having to guess at which way someone leans. <strong><a href="http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/#comment-1108" rel="nofollow">Peter</a></strong> - Yeah, I know a lot of people who have the "throw up their hands" attitude towards US media. Unfortunately, I'm not sure the BBC is any better - it's just such a different starting perspective that it's harder for us to identify the bias. Paul – Shameless plugs are certainly allowed when they’re relevant.

I think you’re absolutely right – the idea of objectivity is itself in trouble, because the greater population of the US seems to realize that people have opinions that sneak into their writing no matter what, and they’d rather be able to judge news articles from an informed viewpoint, rather than having to guess at which way someone leans.

Peter – Yeah, I know a lot of people who have the “throw up their hands” attitude towards US media. Unfortunately, I’m not sure the BBC is any better – it’s just such a different starting perspective that it’s harder for us to identify the bias.

]]> By: Peter http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Peter Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:34:20 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=857#comment-1108 I was at a coworker's desk helping troubleshoot a networking problem and on her screen was the BBC News website. She said that the media here is so biased, she thinks that news coming from outside the USA provides a more transparent look at the issues here. Yes, I'd say we have a general feeling that journalism is dead. I was at a coworker’s desk helping troubleshoot a networking problem and on her screen was the BBC News website. She said that the media here is so biased, she thinks that news coming from outside the USA provides a more transparent look at the issues here.

Yes, I’d say we have a general feeling that journalism is dead.

]]> By: Paul Balcerak http://eatsleeppublish.com/politics-trust-and-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Paul Balcerak Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:32:07 +0000 http://eatsleeppublish.com/?p=857#comment-1107 Jason, I hate to swoop in and shamelessly promote my own blog, but <a href="http://wiredjournalists.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1976249%3ABlogPost%3A60115" rel="nofollow">I posted a piece a few days ago</a> that I think has some relevancy — long story short, that news sources should get off their high horses and stop claiming to be "objective." Part of that involves <a href="http://eatsleeppublish.com/what-the-sarah-palin-anti-media-counteroffensive-means-about-trust/#more-616" rel="nofollow">an idea you mentioned a while back</a> — that news sources should have their reporters start writing in first person. Doing so would build a rapport between reader and writer and perhaps rejuvenate peoples' trust in the media. Jason,

I hate to swoop in and shamelessly promote my own blog, but I posted a piece a few days ago that I think has some relevancy — long story short, that news sources should get off their high horses and stop claiming to be “objective.”

Part of that involves an idea you mentioned a while back — that news sources should have their reporters start writing in first person. Doing so would build a rapport between reader and writer and perhaps rejuvenate peoples’ trust in the media.

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