‘Suicide for democracy.’ What is ‘bothsidesism’ – and how is it different from journalistic objectivity?
- Written by Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
“Bothsidesism” is a term of disparagement against a form of journalism that presents “both sides” of an issue without any regard for their relative evidentiary merits.
The term has been used to describe media reporting on Donald Trump and in relation to coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. For some, mentioning Israel’s...





