advocacy journalism
Cause-driven news coverage
Advocacy journalism is reporting that openly supports a particular cause, viewpoint, or political position rather than claiming neutrality.
Unlike traditional journalism's ideal of objectivity, advocacy journalism makes its perspective explicit: The magazine practices advocacy journalism on environmental issues.
The term can be descriptive or dismissive, depending on whether the speaker values transparency about bias or sees it as compromising journalistic integrity.
- muckrakingInvestigative reporting on corruption
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- media ethicsMoral principles for journalism
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- press freedomRight to publish uncensored
call to action · investigative reporting · persuasive rhetoric · human rights activism · whistleblowing · agenda setting · media · free press · political lobbying · opinion pieces · grassroots movements · editorial writing · journalistic integrity · civil rights movements · feature writing · public interest · protest · conflicts of interest
advocacy journalismbalanced reporting
Journalism showing multiple viewpoints