Journalism

What is the state of today's journalism in the world? What I observe in the daily news

is a state of dissipated anxiety which turns to negativity and contradicts objectivity

that is supposed to be the hallmark of decent journalism. Since we are humans, we are incapable of total objectivity: we have to rely on our perceptions and our subjectivity

to report whatever is going on in today's world. But, on the other hand, with political

reporting, a journalist deals with political figures and the manner in which he or she phrases the reporting or questions will influence, not ot say determine, his/her

interlocutor's response. That is one point. If the reporting is left to ambiguity or

dissipates an apparent anxiety and/or fear behind it, then the viewer's response

will also be influenced by this kind of journalistic reporting. So, both from the journalist's and the viewer's perspectives, a lack of equilibrium between an objective

and a subjective and humanist approach will undermine a realistic journalism

as is. the case with most journalistic reporting today. You might object to my point

of view by saying that we live in uncertain times and justify today's mainstream

journalism. Then, I would answer that the truth behind unjust and especially

reporting tainted by negativity tends to elicit this kind of response both from

politicians and neo-strategists who are more intent in statistical "certainties"

that are utterly temporary and bound to change in a word that is b e c o m i n g

more and more objective with the development of science and AI that will

eventually approach us to the scientific threshold of objectivity in the future.

(...to be continued)