http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/is-this-the-end-of-the-line-for-the-impartial-documentary/ alternative views, news & information—online, video and print Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:34:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/is-this-the-end-of-the-line-for-the-impartial-documentary/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 Manny Furious Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:15:18 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=14185#comment-1873 For sure, the idea of "objectivity" in journalism is hysterical and I'm so sick of it being used as such a catchphrase. Though I don't agree with anything Fox says, I don't really have a problem with their existence. They know their audience. I can't even watch the local "objective" news anymore, because no matter how objective they try to present themselves, it's easy to see through it. For sure, the idea of “objectivity” in journalism is hysterical and I'm so sick of it being used as such a catchphrase. Though I don't agree with anything Fox says, I don't really have a problem with their existence. They know their audience. I can't even watch the local “objective” news anymore, because no matter how objective they try to present themselves, it's easy to see through it.

]]> http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/is-this-the-end-of-the-line-for-the-impartial-documentary/comment-page-1/#comment-34655 Manny Furious Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:15:00 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=14185#comment-34655 For sure, the idea of "objectivity" in journalism is hysterical and I'm so sick of it being used as such a catchphrase. Though I don't agree with anything Fox says, I don't really have a problem with their existence. They know their audience. I can't even watch the local "objective" news anymore, because no matter how objective they try to present themselves, it's easy to see through it. For sure, the idea of “objectivity” in journalism is hysterical and I’m so sick of it being used as such a catchphrase. Though I don’t agree with anything Fox says, I don’t really have a problem with their existence. They know their audience. I can’t even watch the local “objective” news anymore, because no matter how objective they try to present themselves, it’s easy to see through it.

]]> http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/is-this-the-end-of-the-line-for-the-impartial-documentary/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Joe Nolan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=14185#comment-1806 I agree that they seem to be asking this question rather late in the game. I also think Sean has a good point about objectivity. In some ways film makers like Michael Moore have parallels with writers like Hunter S. Thompson, Thomas Wolfe and George Plimpton etc. The New Journalism attempted to point out the inherent bias in so-called "objective" journalism and this new brand of doc similarly eschews such dubious standards for what may be a more honest approach....My two cents... I agree that they seem to be asking this question rather late in the game. I also think Sean has a good point about objectivity. In some ways film makers like Michael Moore have parallels with writers like Hunter S. Thompson, Thomas Wolfe and George Plimpton etc. The New Journalism attempted to point out the inherent bias in so-called “objective” journalism and this new brand of doc similarly eschews such dubious standards for what may be a more honest approach….My two cents…

]]> http://www.disinfo.com/2009/11/is-this-the-end-of-the-line-for-the-impartial-documentary/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Sean Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:26:58 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=14185#comment-1803 there will always be bias, weather it is in selection of topics, what evidence is presented and what is not, you will never ever get the whole story from a single source, it isn't the fault of the journalist, it's the fault of the consumer being to stupid and lazy to keep looking. there will always be bias, weather it is in selection of topics, what evidence is presented and what is not, you will never ever get the whole story from a single source, it isn't the fault of the journalist, it's the fault of the consumer being to stupid and lazy to keep looking.

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