Open Journalism: Principles and Practices/Thoroughness

Emerging Articulation
Thoroughness is the capacity to illuminate the multiplicity of dimensions of realities that emerge from diverse communities. One of the most important roles of a journalist is as the guy articulating the voices of particular collectives and the interaction of different collectives, enriching the commons. A journalist shows the various collectives areas of collaboration, areas of conflicting interpretations, where they can build bridges, where they can produce something of value if they work together, and areas there they can build a new language with useful distinctions oriented to future value and waste instead of perpetuating mal-aligned interpretations.