[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I watched it too. Helen insisting that she and others write 'the truth'...It was interesting.

It is not enough to report "the truth," because it's impossible to report all truth. Your perspective can be seen in what you do not report. And what journalism does not report - what "isn't news" - is, by and large, conservatism. Things like employment (as opposed to unemployment). And good news generally.

It's true that bad news sells and good news doesn't - but that is a matter of the self interest not of the public but of journalism. Bad news is obviously - the thing speaks for itself - bad. And journalism's self interest is in bad news. And whether or not you are a journalist, expressing your self interest is not identical with expression the public interest generally.

[meema]

Esactly! She was so angry when someone pointed out that "the truth" is always subjective.
Helen believe that HER truth is the only real truth.