Overcoming the objectivity of the senses

Enhancing journalism practice through Eastern philosophies

Bibliographic Data

ID7500792
AuthorsAlessandro Martinisi (0000-0002-0840-040X, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Jairo Lugo-Ocando (0000-0002-9533-2088, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK)
Year2015
Volume77
Issue5
Pages439-455
Publication date2015-05-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Communication Gazette (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-0485 • E-ISSN: 1748-0493
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748048515586944
OpenAlexW1805440235
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

This article attempts to broaden the theoretical boundaries of journalism studies by re-examining journalism practices in the context of divisions between Western and Eastern philosophies. It looks at journalistic techniques of truth-seeking with particular emphasis on i) the ability to pick up a ‘scoop’, that is an original story; ii) interviewing as an art of inquiry, and iii) the use of statistics in supporting evidence. By so doing, the authors want not only to problematise the debates between epistemology and ontology within the boundaries of journalism studies, but also see how Eastern philosophies can help to allocate this debate in a more globalised context that can overcome the limitations set by the Enlightenment as a political project

Citizen journalism · Context (archaeology · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Interview · Journalism · Media studies · Objectivity (philosophy · Ontology · Philosophy of science · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · History · Law · Philosophy

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