That difference will be defined by standards that can be identified, debated, and affirmed both inside and outside the profession. The way journalism is practiced also shapes the character of the practitioners. They mold their characters as they define their careers. Tell the truth Objective truth like flawless beauty is an illusive goal. Nonetheless, just as human beings pursue many aims that can never be fully achieved, it remains a worthy endeavor for journalists to commit themselves to trying to tell the truth.
Postmodernism proclaims the truth that truth is an illusion.
That inherently contradictory view would be the end of journalism. It leads to the conclusion that the only difference between writing propaganda and reporting news is subtlety in deception. There s nothing progressive or profound in the Postmodernist conception of truth. Totalitarians of the left and the right practiced it throughout much of the twentieth century. A commitment to telling the truth does not preclude moral indignation.