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The Roots of Fake News argues that 'fake news' is not a problem
caused by the power of the internet, or by the failure of good
journalism to assert itself. Rather, it is within the news's
ideological foundations - professionalism, neutrality, and most
especially objectivity - that the true roots of the current
'crisis' are to be found. Placing the concept of media objectivity
in a fuller historical context, this book examines how current
perceptions of a crisis in journalism actually fit within a long
history of the ways news media have avoided, obscured, or simply
ignored the difficulties involved in promising objectivity, let
alone 'truth'. The book examines journalism's relationships with
other spheres of human endeavour (science, law, philosophy)
concerned with the pursuit of objective truth, to argue that the
rising tide of 'fake news' is not an attack on the traditional
ideologies which have supported journalism. Rather, it is an
inevitable result of their inherent flaws and vulnerabilities. This
is a valuable resource for students and scholars of journalism and
history alike who are interested in understanding the historical
roots, and philosophical context of a fiercely contemporary issue.
The Roots of Fake News argues that 'fake news' is not a problem
caused by the power of the internet, or by the failure of good
journalism to assert itself. Rather, it is within the news's
ideological foundations - professionalism, neutrality, and most
especially objectivity - that the true roots of the current
'crisis' are to be found. Placing the concept of media objectivity
in a fuller historical context, this book examines how current
perceptions of a crisis in journalism actually fit within a long
history of the ways news media have avoided, obscured, or simply
ignored the difficulties involved in promising objectivity, let
alone 'truth'. The book examines journalism's relationships with
other spheres of human endeavour (science, law, philosophy)
concerned with the pursuit of objective truth, to argue that the
rising tide of 'fake news' is not an attack on the traditional
ideologies which have supported journalism. Rather, it is an
inevitable result of their inherent flaws and vulnerabilities. This
is a valuable resource for students and scholars of journalism and
history alike who are interested in understanding the historical
roots, and philosophical context of a fiercely contemporary issue.
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