The View from Somewhere podcast

The View from Somewhere

Trust in journalists is at an all-time low, but the work of journalism matters more than ever. And traditional “objectivity” may be hurting, rather than helping. All journalists have a view from somewhere, and ”objective” journalism often upholds status quo thinking and reinforces racism, sexism, and transphobia. Host Lewis Raven Wallace was fired from the public radio show Marketplace in 2017 for saying just that. In the years since, Lewis has dug into the history of “objectivity,” who it serves, and who it excludes. The View from Somewhere tells the stories of journalists who have resisted “objectivity” and stood up for justice, and envisions new approaches to truth and integrity in journalism.

Trust in journalists is at an all-time low, but the work of journalism matters more than ever. And traditional “objectivity” may be hurting, rather than helping. All journalists have a view from somewhere, and ”objective” journalism often upholds status quo thinking and reinforces racism, sexism, and transphobia. Host Lewis Raven Wallace was fired from the public radio show Marketplace in 2017 for saying just that. In the years since, Lewis has dug into the history of “objectivity,” who it serves, and who it excludes. The View from Somewhere tells the stories of journalists who have resisted “objectivity” and stood up for justice, and envisions new approaches to truth and integrity in journalism.

 

#17

Movement Journalism

Reporter Tina Vasquez has always practiced movement journalism, or journalism in service t... more

01 Oct 2020

34 MINS

34:46

01 Oct 2020


#16

The End of Extractive Journalism

Extractive journalism—reporting on communities without input or accountability—is the mode... more

09 Jun 2020

41 MINS

41:48

09 Jun 2020


#15

Wash Your Hands, Know Your History

Journalist and professor Steven Thrasher draws out the connections between coverage of HIV... more

16 Apr 2020

30 MINS

30:15

16 Apr 2020


#14

Standing in the Rising Water

Host Lewis Raven Wallace talks about the need to seize a sense of possibility and imaginat... more

27 Mar 2020

17 MINS

17:14

27 Mar 2020


#13

The Colonization of Doubt: Right Wing Media, Fake News, and Bunk

Is it racist? Are they lying? Some journalists are afraid to weigh in on facts even when t... more

10 Mar 2020

40 MINS

40:11

10 Mar 2020


#12

Public Media and the Limits of Diversity

Former public radio reporter Brenda Salinas and former public television producer Cecilia ... more

25 Feb 2020

39 MINS

39:56

25 Feb 2020


#11

Straight News? AIDS and Queer Media History

Queer media has always been based in a personal experience, and being close to the story r... more

30 Jan 2020

37 MINS

37:35

30 Jan 2020


#10

The Second Annual View from Somewhere Kick-a-thon, Featuring “Dreamgirl” Ramona Martinez on Piano

Producer Ramona Martinez takes over as host for a “live” pledge drive in support of The Vi... more

24 Jan 2020

15 MINS

15:13

24 Jan 2020


#9

Special Episode: Resisting “Fake News” By Exercising Truth Muscles

While on tour this past fall, host Lewis Raven Wallace heard a lot of questions—about how ... more

17 Jan 2020

16 MINS

16:05

17 Jan 2020


#8

The Life and Death of Ruben Salazar

He was one of the first Latinos to write for an anglo newspaper, covering the increasingly... more

07 Jan 2020

19 MINS

19:30

07 Jan 2020


#7

Truth and Vietnam

The heyday of “objective” journalism was short-lived—Civil Rights, the women’s movement, a... more

17 Dec 2019

37 MINS

37:20

17 Dec 2019


#6

Marvel Cooke, a Journalist for Working People

Whose voices and stories have been lost because they were pushed out of journalism altoget... more

03 Dec 2019

27 MINS

27:44

03 Dec 2019


#5

Gay Reporter Wants to Be an Activist

Queer and trans journalist Lewis Raven Wallace is on a mission to find other reporters lik... more

19 Nov 2019

27 MINS

27:21

19 Nov 2019


#4

The Half Truth About Lynching

New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones argues that all journalism is a form ... more

05 Nov 2019

32 MINS

32:13

05 Nov 2019


#3

How Black Lives Matter Changed the News

Before 2014, police killings of unarmed Black people weren’t a huge news story. Washington... more

22 Oct 2019

37 MINS

37:11

22 Oct 2019


#2

The View from Nowhere

“Objectivity is dead, and I’m okay with it.” That’s what public radio journalist Lewis Rav... more

15 Oct 2019

22 MINS

22:37

15 Oct 2019


#1

Welcome to The View From Somewhere

Introducing The View from Somewhere! All journalists have a view from somewhere, and ”obje... more

27 Sep 2019

01 MINS

01:15

27 Sep 2019