Detached vs. Engaged Journalism - 6 views

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  #1 Sander Lutz on 30 Apr 13

   

  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/opinion/brooks-engaged-or-detached.html?hpw
  
  Take what this article says about politics and apply it to a controversial story being covered by the Tam News. Which method do you believe is better? Should you try to rally those who already agree with you, or reach across and give the objective story, while perhaps not motivating as many people? Would it be possible to accomplish both with a feature, editorial, etc.?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/opinion/brooks-engaged-or-detached.html?hpw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/opinion/brooks-engaged-or-detached.html?hpw</a> <br /> <br /> Take what this article says about politics and apply it to a controversial story being covered by the Tam News. Which method do you believe is better? Should you try to rally those who already agree with you, or reach across and give the objective story, while perhaps not motivating as many people? Would it be possible to accomplish both with a feature, editorial, etc.?</div>

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  #2 Billie Mandelbaum on 21 May 13

   

  Sander, thanks for sharing this article written by the esteemed UChicago alumnus David Brooks!!!!!
  
  I think this is an important article in thinking about both the biases of the national media (Fox News and MSNBC) and the stories we write for the Tam News. In terms of editorials, I think we at the Tam News need to find a balance between the "engaged" and "detached" voice. In some editorials we hope to encourage administrative change (the engaged writer's equivalent of having "immediate political influence, to provide party leaders with advice, strategy and policy recommendations." Sometimes, however, the issues we write editorials about are more nuanced and therefore we must use a "detached" voice that provides a more balanced point of view.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sander, thanks for sharing this article written by the esteemed UChicago alumnus David Brooks!!!!! <br /> <br /> I think this is an important article in thinking about both the biases of the national media (Fox News and MSNBC) and the stories we write for the Tam News. In terms of editorials, I think we at the Tam News need to find a balance between the "engaged" and "detached" voice. In some editorials we hope to encourage administrative change (the engaged writer's equivalent of having "immediate political influence, to provide party leaders with advice, strategy and policy recommendations." Sometimes, however, the issues we write editorials about are more nuanced and therefore we must use a "detached" voice that provides a more balanced point of view.</div>

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