The View from Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity

by Lewis Raven Wallace

Book Overview

A look at the history and myth of the objective journalist and how this ideal has been used to silence marginalized voices.

In The View from Somewhere, Lewis Raven Wallace dives deep into the history of "objectivity" in journalism and how its been used to gatekeep and silence marginalized writers as far back as Ida B. Wells. At its core, this is a book about fierce journalists who have pursued truth and transparency and sometimes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226826589
• ISBN13: 9780226826585
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"