Overcoming bias
Subtitle: a journalist's guide to culture & context
By: Sue Ellen Christian
Publisher: Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Scottsdale, Ariz
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781934432204; 9781934432365
Subjects: Reporters and reporting; Objectivity; Journalism; Handbooks, manuals
Table of contents: title: Context, culture and cognition: making the case for reflective practice in journalism; title: Habits of thought: how cognitive processes influence journalistic practice; title: Encountering the news: how the mind organizes and interprets information  and how story ideas get lost in the process; title: Story without stereotype: how stereotypes may influence reporting in stealthy ways and what to do about it; title: Understanding culture, understanding sources: how social groups serve as lenses for looking at the world; title: Training the reporter's eye: what gets journalists' attention can influence how they portray events and explain behaviors; title: Critical decisions before deadline : why even experienced journalists neglect certain facts and what to do about it; title: The power of words and tone: when words suggest unintended meanings; title: Attribution and editing without bias: when to include data and how to determine cause; title: Journalism and reflective practice: cultivating an open mind.