On today’s episode, we’re receiving someone that I bumped on her article some months ago. Entitled “Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalism”, the article stated on how systemic racism is so entrenched in journalistic organisations and how individuals that represent a minority within it are scrutinized and questioned more about their work ethics.
Written by the Canadian journalist and producer Pacinthe Mattar, the article immediately caught my attention since I’m a white cisgender man and a journalist to be, given that the headline and the stories stated by Pacinthe are directly a result of racism displayed by people like me.
Today we’ll base our conversation surrounding Pacinthe’s article – which will be linked on the description of this episode – such as the concept of confirmation biases, scepticism of racism in newsrooms, emotional intelligence as a way to elevate a journalist’s reports, the objectiveness of whiteness as the norm of the day, power dynamics, and diversity within the diversity.
Thanks for coming back, hope you enjoy today’s episode.
"Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists" by Pacinthe Mattar - https://thewalrus.ca/objectivity-is-a-privilege-afforded-to-white-journalists/
