view from nowhere

English

Noun

view from nowhere (plural views from nowhere)

  1. (philosophy) A purely objective description of something, without any subjectivity.
    Synonyms: point-of-viewlessness, NPOV (“neutral point of view”)
    Antonyms: POV, point of view, bias, biasedness, slant, tendentiousness
  2. (media) A 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
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