Ambrose: “I’ve spent in excess of four decades in the news biz, have known countless journalists and promise you that surveys are right in saying the vast majority are liberal. I can tell you, too, that this is an era when objectivity strikes many as a false standard. The liberal side of stories therefore has a better chance of getting out than the conservative side as reporters refer to their own world view as a trustworthy avenue to truth.” However, “Honesty in reporting and opinion writing fed credibility that led to big circulation that advertisers love more than flattering editorials. Editors in my experience also believe in standards for the sake of the social good, as do reporters who are catlike when it comes to herding them. Tell them to skip scruples on behalf of economic interests and they would rightly say ‘no.’ ” Contradictory? Yes. But journalism can be convoluted. As you read and watch it’s best to be wise and wary.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 03:18:01 +0000
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