Ep. 101: Media Objectivity, Both Sides-ism, and the Debate Over “Cancel Culture” – Mohammed Kloub, Crosscut   

Mohammed Kloub is the engagement editor at Crosscut, a Seattle based news outlet, in partnership with KCTS 9. Moh, who previously held a similar position at the Seattle Times Education Lab, is one of the...

Mohammed Kloub is the engagement editor at Crosscut, a Seattle based news outlet, in partnership with KCTS 9. Moh, who previously held a similar position at the Seattle Times Education Lab, is one of the most interesting journalists in the Seattle media scene and is razor sharp with his commentary, puns, and GIFs.

In this episode, we talked about media objectivity. In the pursuit of “objectivity” many media outlets elevate fringe or extreme perspectives. We’ve seen this time and time again with climate change denial, platforming violent white supremacists, and the publishing of the recent Tom Cotton op-ed in the New York Times.

In the back half of the show we batted around the recent open letter in Harper’s, the debates over “cancel culture” (heretofore public accountability), and the alleged free speech crisis in the US.

In place of the wind-down, we awarded the inaugural “Here, Hold this ‘L’ Award” but you have to listen to see who earned the prize.

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