Assuming there is any truth in the hoary old cliche that "journalism is the first rough draft of history" then how does Abramson’s notion of “curatorial journalism” differ from the role of historian?
The act he describes of "going beyond a recitation of the facts reliably sourced, to establishing a readily digestible narrative that establishes how and why we have come to the point we have – without sacrificing the complexities of the subject” sounds to me a lot like taking a few steps along the way to the writing of history. Do we actually gain anything by way of insight or illumination by introducing the term “curatorial” to the methods and the journey that take us from journalism to history.. And isnt this another sign that "curatorial” is rapidly becoming an overextended concept in danger of losing all meaning. David Garcia On 24 Nov 2018, at 10:41, Patrice Riemens <patr...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > In each of these cases, what is needed is not just a recitation of facts but > an encompassing, reliably sourced, readily digestible narrative that > establishes how and why we have come to the point we have – without > sacrificing the complexities of the subject. Done well, the result of all > this compiling, connecting and synthesizing will be not just a thorough > history but also the production of new knowledge on each of these critical > topics. > Advertisement > > In this way, curatorial journalism can help ameliorate the deficits of > understanding our digital age inevitably produces, leaving us not just better > informed but also more trusting of the work done by our most deeply committed > investigative reporters. Here’s hoping this new subgenre of new media > journalism continues to inform us at this critical juncture in history and > perhaps, in time, gets its due.
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