I actually know someone at my daily paper and we actually had some discussions and all I heard were the same self serving rationalizations printed in this column.
Best regards,
I was in the belly of the beast for nearly 10 years. It was very educational to say the least. The majority of those in the newsroom and on the street were liberals, pure and simple. Everything they think, write or publish wreaks of liberal spin. I was in the news photo department. It was a hoot to watch a page designer,reporter and a couple of editors come in near deadline and look for art to accompany a story they were doing. You can be sure they chose art that supported their stand on the subject of the article. They will run a story sans art rather than have to use a flattering picture of someone they don’t like, like George Bush.
I practically came to blows a couple of times with reporters who barged into the photo lab demanding to see the out takes of a shoot in hopes of finding something less positive!
And the sad thing is, they don’t even know that they’re biased and spinning everything they write or print to support their bias. Even if you tortured them they would insist they are objective in their output.