TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Impartiality is not fair: toward an alternative approach to the evaluation of content bias in news stories
JO  - Journalism
A1  - Boudana, Sandrine
SP  - 600
EP  - 618
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
N2  - Historically, impartiality has been imposed as the norm of professional journalism. Yet, be it conceived in terms of non-partisanship or balance, it offers a limited approach to the evaluation of the quality of news. This article revises the traditional approach to bias: As neutrality is impossible and truth does not lie in the middle, accuracy is better served by fairness than by a delusive position of impartiality. An alternative model promoting fairness is thus proposed, which is based on the criteria of consistency and justification of position-taking. Based on the work of socio-linguist Labov, this model is not without methodological challenges. We apply the model to a newspaper article for illustrative purposes and as a starting point for discussion, showing that, unlike impartiality, fairness is altogether an attainable and desirable standard.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1464-8849
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464884915571295
ID  - ref1
ER  -