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Fairness: Treating opposing points of view with respect

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In this 8-minute audio interview, Cristina Azocar, director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism, talks about fairness in reporting.

"We can interview as many people as possible. Everybody says, ‘get both sides of the story,’ when we know there are a hundred sides to every story."
—Cristina Azocar

Interviewer: Laura Lo Forti
Format: mp3
Length: 8:00
Also see: Fairness in journalism video
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