Authentic Journalism

Authentic Journalism is a term used by Al Giordano to describe a journalism unadulterated by money that "has a clear vision, a vision consistent with an authentically democratic society".

As defined by Mario Menéndez Rodríguez, who coined the phrase, Authentic Journalism is defined by the following process: "First, we gather the people together to identify their problems in their own words, and the newspaper gives public voice to those words. Second, we gather the people, all the people, the very same people together to determine what are the solutions to those problems, big and small, and the newspaper gives voice to those solutions. And Third, we gather the people together to force the authorities to either solve or get out of the way of the solutions the people want, and the newspaper is on the side of the people in that struggle to the ultimate consequences."ref|auth

Giordano founded the School of Authentic Journalism on October 1, 2002 to teach the practice of Authentic Journalism, specifically as it relates to reporting on the War on Drugs.ref|openingday

References

*Giordano, Al. " [http://www.narconews.com/jschoolopen.html Opening Day Remarks from College President Al Giordano] ". "Narco News". October 1, 2002.
*Giordano, Al. " [http://www.narconews.com/themedium3.html The Medium is the Middleman] ". "Narco News". June 2002.