Being Objective about the News
A 92 minute Campus publication from Feb 01, 2022 by Ben Bayer
Campus, 2022
Duration
92
mins
Notes
none
Primary language:
English
Details
In the 2016 election there was widespread concern about “fake news” and media bias. This talk explores the guidance Objectivist epistemology offers for being an objective consumer of the news. How do the requirements of integration and reduction help guide one’s acceptance of the reports of others? How do we avoid uncritical reliance on the media without becoming skeptics of journalism as such? How do we avoid bias without abandoning concern for our values?