'It's certainly the prerogative of newspapers and their owners to endorse candidates, but in doing so they are undermining the very basis for their business, which is impartiality. It's a recipe for having less influence, not more.
I want our writers and reporters to express a point of view in their stories. They're experts, they've done their homework, and I think it's fair for writers to suggest that after thoroughly reviewing the candidates' policies on health care, they find one more practical than another.'
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1715046,00.html
That is one uninterrupted quote from Rick Stengel of Time Magazine. His argument is this- Newspaper proprietors should not get to express a preference for a political candidate in their own paper, but journalists should be able to because they are experts. What the...
Combine that utter tripe with this bizarre observation:
'Young news consumers are suspicious about traditional authority. They prize objectivity, straightforwardness and transparency.'
So not true. Young news consumers by and large value publications that agree with their own prejudices, and despise and ignore those that don't. Its not until later in life that many people start to recognise the value of those principles. And if they are Democrats, not even then.
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