Overcoming bias : a journalist's guide to culture & context
Sue Ellen Christian (Author)
"In this practical and engaging new edition, experienced reporter and teacher Sue Ellen Christian offers a fully updated and fresh take on reporting without bias, examining the way that we categorize people, filter information and default to rehearsed ways of thinking. This book is about biases that affect journalism at every stage of reporting and writing. Included throughout are stories and advice from working reporters and editors, providing real-world voices and experiences, and covering questions of culture, stereotyping, sources, writing, editing, visuals and reflective practice. This advice and guidance is coupled with practical exercises that give readers the chance to apply what they learn. Christian provides a career-long foundation for those looking to edit their thinking and to champion a more inclusive and open-minded approach to multicultural society coverage. Offering a concise, readable and highly applicable guide to managing coverage of contemporary social issues, this book is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students of journalism and early career journalists"-- Provided by publisher
Handbooks and manuals
xv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780367404444, 9780367366957, 0367404443, 0367366959
1242022586
Context, culture and cognition : making the case for reflective practice in journalism
Habits of thought : how cognitive processes influence journalistic practice
Encountering the news : how the mind organizes and interprets information
and how story ideas get lost in the process
Story without stereotype : how stereotypes may influence reporting in stealthy ways
and what to do about it
Understanding culture, understanding sources : how social groups serve as lenses for looking at the world
Training the reporter's eye : what attracts journalists' attention can influence how they portray events and explain behaviors
Critical decisions before deadline : why even experienced journalists neglect certain facts and what to do about it
The power of words and tone : when words suggest unintended meanings
Attribution, images and editing without bias : when to include data, what images communicate and how to determine cause
Addressing negativity : how to manage hate speech, hostile sources and misinformation
Journalism and reflective practice : cultivating an open mind