Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information OverloadBloomsbury Publishing USA, 9 nov. 2010 - 227 pages Amid the hand-wringing over the death of "true journalism" in the Internet Age the din of bloggers, the echo chamber of Twitter, the predominance of Wikipedia veteran journalists and media critics Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel have written a pragmatic, serious-minded guide to navigating the twenty-first century media terrain. Yes, old authorities are being dismantled, new ones created, and the very nature of knowledge has changed. But seeking the truth remains the purpose of journalism and the object for those who consume it. How do we discern what is reliable? How do we determine which facts (or whose opinions) to trust? Blur provides a road map, or more specifically, reveals the craft that has been used in newsrooms by the very best journalists for getting at the truth. In an age when the line between citizen and journalist is becoming increasingly unclear, Blur is a crucial guide for those who want to know what's true. Ways of Skeptical Knowing Six Essential Tools for Interpreting theNews |
Table des matières
How to Know What to Believe Anymore | 1 |
We Have Been Here Before | 12 |
The Tradecraft of Verification | 26 |
What Is Here and What Is Missing? | 57 |
Where Did This Come From? | 74 |
Evidence and the Journalism of Verification | 94 |
Wheres the Evidence? | 121 |
How to Find What Really Matters | 146 |
What We Need from the Next Journalism | 170 |
The New Way of Knowing | 198 |
Appendix | 205 |
Acknowledgments | 209 |
Notes | 211 |
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