There are no objective journalist sources. The purpose of the First Amendment is to protect the right of the people to listen to, and read the opinions of, whoever they wanna. Far from assuring objectivity, restricting the government’s ability to regulate printers - which is what the First Amendment does - guarantees that government cannot “assure objectivity.”That’s enough to deny them press credentials I think.
Since no journalistic enterprise can, under 1A, be licensed by the government, granting “press credentials” to anyone is nothing the Constitution has anything to do with. All this poppycock about a rude person associated with CNN having a “right” to equality among journalists with press passes is simply a political fight between the illegal journalism cartel (of which the AP is IMHO the linchpin) and a politician (Donald Trump) whose political party is opposed by the cartel.Everyone has a right to be a journalist. You have that right, and so do I. In fact, we’re exercising Jim Robinson’s right to be a printer just like any paid reporter might exercise the right of his employer (printer). It doesn’t matter whether or not Jim Robinson’s web site uses ink and paper or not because the authors of the Constitution specifically mentioned the right of Congress to establish the patent office “to promote the progress of science and useful arts.” So, there has been progress in the useful art of propagating opinion, which does not require ink and paper. The principle of the First Amendment that I am allowed to read the writing of anyone who wants to allow me to do so does not change. Unless of course the states amend the Constitution . . .
Looks like you’re using the liberals’ nonsequiturs. Reporting can indeed be objective; to say otherwise is to deny the existence of facts and objective truth. It isn’t about the government stepping in to assure objectivity; of course, when they do step in, they destroy what little objectivity may be gleaned from the “news” out there.
As far as the press credentials debacle, take note that the kritarchy that isn’t supposed to have power to jump in and protect “journalists” and create fake “rights” for them is indeed doing so.
As you’re so educated then you’re aware that press credentials are granted by government agencies as to whom can be given access to press briefings. Yes, we all have the right to be reporters and to write at speak our beliefs and offer commentary (for now) and it’s even more important today to do so as certain groups and individuals are claiming themselves the sole arbiters of truth and fact and trying to silence any opposition.
And yes, there ARE objective sources. That’s the point of JOURNALISM - to log and report the events (that is, to journal) of the day in a FACTUAL matter.