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Exploration of public journalism's impact on civic capital and objectivity in public life, suggesting a balance between disinterest and activism.
Journalism as it is currently practiced — conveying information, often with questionable objectivity — has contributed to the crisis in our public life. A middle ground exists between disinterest and activism by which the profession can assist in the replenishment of civic capital.
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