Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Decimonónica

Volume

14

Issue

2

Publisher

Decimonónica

Publication Date

2017

First Page

36

Last Page

53

Abstract

I watch the news on TV: talking heads discuss something a politician did, and what the police said about what he did, and what reporters have found out, and what the politician’s party members said, and what people on the street say. The anchors from the news program are proud to give their viewers (me) a balanced outlook of what is going on with the politician, who has fallen from grace. I have heard many times that perspective is what makes good journalism, and this idea lingers as I head to work. It is clear that the interpretation of things changes depending on what corollary information you get, or if there is information that has remained hidden or unknown to you.

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