Overcoming bias : a journalist's guide to culture & context / Sue Ellen Christian.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christian, Sue Ellen, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Scottsdale, Ariz. : Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Context, culture and cognition: making the case for reflective practice in journalism
  • Habits of thought: how cognitive processes influence journalistic practice
  • Encountering the news: how the mind organizes and interprets information and how story ideas get lost in the process
  • Story without stereotype: how stereotypes may influence reporting in stealthy ways and what to do about it
  • Understanding culture, understanding sources: how social groups serve as lenses for looking at the world
  • Training the reporter's eye: what gets journalists' attention can influence how they portray events and explain behaviors
  • Critical decisions before deadline : why even experienced journalists neglect certain facts and what to do about it
  • The power of words and tone: when words suggest unintended meanings
  • Attribution and editing without bias: when to include data and how to determine cause
  • Journalism and reflective practice: cultivating an open mind.