view from nowhere

noun

A purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.

“Near-synonyms: bothsidesism, false balance”

Meanings

nounview from nowhere (plural views from nowhere)

plural views from nowhere

  1. human sciencesA purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.

    Synonyms: point-of-viewlessness, NPOV · Antonyms: POV, point of view, bias, biasedness, slant, tendentiousness

  2. mediaA theory about the negative effects of neutrality in journalism whereby reporters create the impression that two parties are equally correct or equally valid, even when the truths of their claims are mutually exclusive and verifiable by a diligent researcher.

    Near-synonyms: bothsidesism, false balance

    Synonyms: bothsidesism, false balance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.

nounA theory about the negative effects of neutrality in journalism whereby reporters create the impression that two parties are equally correct or equally valid, even when the truths of their claims are mutually exclusive and verifiable by a diligent researcher.

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