Before interviewing longtime education reporter Toni Konz-Tatman, I talk about the concept of false balance and the occasional need (of both journalists and educators) to present “both sides” of every issue — as if every issue can be boiled down to two simple opposing perspectives.
Notes on Episode 2
False balance, “both sides,” and “he said/she said”:
- The perils of “both sides” journalism
- Toxic Sludge is Good For You (link to book)
- Toxic Sludge is Good For You (link to video on YouTube)
- Margaret Sullivan: “This week should put the nail in the coffin for ‘both sides’ journalism“
- NY Times article on sugar industry’s attempt to shift blame for obesity onto fat
- Jim Romenesko: “Sneaky people are exploiting journalism’s ‘both sides’ rule“
- Inside Climate News wins Pulitzer for exposing climate change misinformation campaign
- The LA Times’ archive of “The Cigarette Papers,” showing the tobacco industry’s decades-long campaign of misinformation
Toni Konz-Tatman:
- Toni’s Twitter account @tkonz
- Toni’s education reporting for WDRB
- When a U.S. marshal took Toni’s recorder after a speech by Antonin Scalia
- Toni’s story about Atherton’s Caitlin Roy
- Toni’s story about teens and synthetic marijuana
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