Objectivity

No Cheering in the Press Box, Please

Terence Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Terence Smith

Extraordinary winds of change are blowing through the Arab world. It is huge news, so let's treat it with the professionalism and independence a truly monumental event deserves.

Feels Like a Self But Is It?

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Consider: "What is distinguishable is not necessarily separable." (1) Just because you see an eddy in a stream it doesn't mean that an eddy is sepa...

Time to Stop Hiding

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Jarvis

Olbermann was not objective -- it was his job not to be. We all know where he stood. I say he should put his money where is mouth is. He just shouldn't have hidden it or be made to do so.

The "Objective" UN Human Rights Council

Kyle Shamberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Kyle Shamberg

Until the UN Human Rights Council stops turning a blind eye to the myriad abuses occurring elsewhere, focusing nearly all of its resources on attacking one nation, it will continue to be impossible to take seriously.

What's Driving American Journalism? Is There a Driver at All?

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Weller

Are there objectivity problems in the media? Is there any such thing as objectivity?

A Coda to the Kagan Nomination: Empathy, Impartiality and the (Mis)Education of Jeff Sessions

John Paul Rollert | Posted 05.25.2011

John Paul Rollert

Those who believe that the law is not always so clear, that Constitutional values will sometimes be at odds, will argue that Justices will occasionally have to look beyond the law.

The People of Gaza and a Reporter: Victims of the NY Times' Stubbornness

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

As a result of the reluctance of the executive editor of theNY Times to do the right thing, the newspaper has lost its star Gaza reporter and has short changed its readers.

Sex Objects: Study Shows Pictures Shift Men's View Of Women

guardian.co.uk | Ian Sample | Posted 11.17.2011

Researchers used brain scans to show that when straight men looked at pictures of women in bikinis, areas of the brain that normally light up in antic...