The existentialist Journalist

Philip Cowan

The existentialist Journalist

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Ernst Gombrich famously began The Story of Art: “There really is no such thing as art. There are only artists.” Similarly, we could write that there really is no such thing as journalism, only journalists. Journalism is a human endeavour in the face of limited knowledge, unreasonable demands and legal constraints. At every point in the creation of journalism, there are philosophical issues to be resolved. This paper explores existentialist responses to some of the challenges facing journalist. It argues that an appreciation of philosophy in general – and existentialism in particular – is necessary for the understanding and practice of journalism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Journalism Education
Subtitle of host publication	The Journal of the Association for Journalism Education
Editors	Mick Temple, Chris Frost, Deirdre O'Neill, Stuart Allan, Tor Clark
Publisher	Association for Journalism Education
Pages	11-22
Number of pages	12
Volume	6
Edition	3
Publication status	Published - 29 Jan 2018

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journalism
existentialism
Philosophy

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