Atlanta Progressive News fires reporter for trying to be objective

By Michael Becker | Published: February 16, 2010

At a very fundamental, core level, Springston did not share our vision for a news publication with a progressive perspective. He held on to the notion that there was an objective reality that could be reported objectively, despite the fact that that was not our editorial policy at Atlanta Progressive News. It just wasn’t the right fit.

We have already begun drafting a more programmatic statement on our editorial position regarding objectivity, inter-subjectivity, and news.

via blogs.creativeloafing.com

A newspaper fired a reporter for believing that objective truth exists. Talk about a philosophical dispute.

Cross-posted from my Posterous site at Becker's Online Journal

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