Robert Fisk on '50/50 journalism' - balance and fairness
Channel: Café Pacific
Date: 28/07/2013

British foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk comments on '50/50 journalism' when skewed 'balance' obscures the truth in the Middle East. He says journalists ought to be objective and unbiased - 'on the side of those who suffer'. Fisk was speaking at a Pacific Media Centre seminar at AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand, on 9 September 2008. Editor: Kate Morse. Camera: Kate Morse, Joe Rixon. Sound: Naveena Baratharaj. Pacific Media Centre/AUT Television. Good teaching resource. This item can apply in many journalism 'balance' situations. Cross-link for more information. www.cafepacific.blogspot.com