In a brief essay, explain what Jay Rosen’s concept of “the view from nowhere” is and why reporters oftentimes use it to report the news.

What will be an ideal response?

Journalists often try to report “both sides” of an issue without making any commentary on which side is making the better argument or telling the truth. Rosen argues that today journalists are more concerned about appearing unbiased than on presenting a clear statement of what is “objectively true.” Rosen describes this using philosopher Thomas Nagel’s concept of “the view from nowhere.” Rosen argues that the view from nowhere exists for three reasons:
• Because it places journalists between the extremes of the left and the right, the reporters can call this “neither–nor” position balanced.
• Since they are being balanced in their coverage, they are not being biased.
• And so because they are not biased, they have a claim at being legitimate reporters.