Meeting in that same house in the weeks after the 2004 presidential election, a new and overtly partisan outlet was fast-tracked. This cohort, which ranges from a significant minority to a plurality of the voting public depending on the issue, seems vastly underrepresented in the new landscape of political journalism. Here’s part of the answer: A national political campaign took place featuring two Democratic presidential candidates whom Bill O’Reilly and other Fox News commentators pilloried relentlessly. Back to the FutureWhatever one thinks of partisan journalism, those who say that it’s not a new phenomenon are correct. However, when journalists repeat those partisan narratives word for word — or, worse, amplify them — they are interfering with the prime directive.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2023 04:13 UTC