from the sourced article:
We’ll add another – the parties of today are much different than those in the 1970s. Additionally, with everyone’s information readily available through a quick online search, it’s no surprise journalists would be more willing to stay in the “independent” lane rather than risk being called bias based on their political affiliation.
I'm not a political guy in the sense that I embrace an ideology. To this day I'm an independent thinker, an independent voter, I'm a registered independent... there are certain fundamental things that this country was founded upon that I respect and don't want changed. That separates me from the secularists who want a complete overhaul of how the country is run.
-bill oreilly
Originally posted by socool8520
I think you should be fairly neutral to be a reporter. It's clear when you see the biases of reporting from either side. It's a pain to watch and you can't take either side seriously because all they do is try to make the other side look bad instead of calling it like it is.
Forced neutrality is just as bad as bias.
Balanced coverage does not equal objectivity or fairness.
Hence why Vox and the Washington Post are >>>>CNN
Originally posted by RockydonovangThe reporters have prewritten questions, the editors pick the parts to broadcast, usually based on which advertisers are sponsoring the programme.
No. You don't have to be neutral, you just have to be factual, honest, and choosing your coverage based on the importance of a story, not whether you still have to meet a quota of news from either side.Forced neutrality is just as bad as bias.
Balanced coverage does not equal objectivity or fairness.
Hence why Vox and the Washington Post are >>>>CNN