Down the Middle”
CNN 10 and the Ideology of Objectivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Perry Parks (0000-0003-3958-6793, Michigan State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1627-1644 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2021.2008812 |
| OpenAlex | W4200452492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
CNN 10 is a popular digital news show that explicitly targets schoolchildren with reporting branded as “objective.” The show helps to introduce many young people into Western news logics, but it has received little scrutiny in media scholarship. This critical textual analysis examines the show’s content in light of its metajournalistic ideology, focusing on coverage of U.S. elections, the COVID-19 pandemic, and environmental disasters. Analysis suggests that by promoting “balance” as the highest journalistic value, CNN 10 reifies simplistic conceptions of media bias and obscures journalism’s more essential truth-telling responsibility, with implications for broader discourse around news
Content analysis · Critical discourse analysis · Epistemology · Ideology · Journalism · Media studies · News media · News values · Objectivity (philosophy · Political science · Scholarship · Scrutiny · Social science · Sociology · Law · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |