view from nowhere

Noun

Meaning

(philosophy) A purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.

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

Examples

I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere. Clifford Geertz

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