: About Me

The assumption that the purpose of journalism is solely to find truth is incorrect. In repressive and closed societies, journalists must not only discover truth, but as investigative reporter Amy Goodman says, they must give "a voice to those who have been forgotten, forsaken, and beaten down by the powerful."[1] This more engaged mission for journalists avoids the problem of seeking truth: there is no singular truth to be discovered. The perceptions of outside observers of any society are shaped by the underlying assumptions and stories portrayed by the media. When journalists construct s...