Overcoming Bias

A Journalist's Guide to Culture & Context
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-07810-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Journalists go out of their way to avoid purposeful bias in the news. But there is a more pervasive set of internal biases and flaws in thinking that can lead to unintentional inaccuracies and distortions in news coverage. This engaging book offers a fresh take on reporting without bias, targeting the way that we categorize people, filter information and default to rehearsed ways of thinking. Included throughout are stories and on-target advice from reporters and editors, providing real-world voices and experiences. This advice and guidance is coupled with practical exercises that give readers the chance to apply what they learn. Overcoming Bias will teach readers to edit their thinking for habitual errors, making them more perceptive journalists. It provides a career-long foundation for challenging bias. This is an ideal text for a course on multi-cultural reporting or journalism ethics; it may also be used as a supplement in any course on reporting and writing, as each chapter deals with potential biases that emerge at each stage of the story process, from story ideas to editing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Christian, Sue Ellen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Preface Chapter 1 Context, Culture and Cognition: Making the case for reflective practice in journalism Chapter 2 Habits of Thought: How cognitive processes influence journalistic practice Chapter 3 Encountering the News: How the mind organizes and interprets information--and how story ideas get lost in the process Chapter 4 Story Without Stereotype: How stereotypes may influence reporting in stealthy ways--and what to do about it Chapter 5 Understanding Culture, Understanding Sources: How social groups serve as lenses for looking at the world Chapter 6 Training the Reporter's Eye: What gets journalists' attention can influence how they portray events and explain behaviors Chapter 7 Critical Decisions Before Deadline: Why even experienced journalists neglect certain facts and what to do about it Chapter 8 The Power of Words and Tone: When words suggest unintended meanings Chapter 9 Attribution and Editing Without Bias: When to include data and how to determine cause Chapter 10 Journalism and Reflective Practice: Cultivating an open mind Appendix A Story Excerpts Appendix B Surveys and Questionnaires Glossary Index