“Editors who are afraid rely on static rules” — I think this sums up our country’s Trump problem, at least the news media’s role in it. I cannot believe how much I’m seeing 2016’s mistakes repeated this year. Your point about reporting the words as fact and ignoring the rest is so salient; I hadn’t noticed that detail.
The lack of representation in newsrooms must play a role — decisions are made from the white, male, middle-class perspective, which is a lot less likely to see the harm in the way they’re reporting on this election. And a lot more likely to continue to believe unbiased reporting is possible.
“Editors who are afraid rely on static rules” — I think this sums up our country’s Trump problem, at least the news media’s role in it. I cannot believe how much I’m seeing 2016’s mistakes repeated this year. Your point about reporting the words as fact and ignoring the rest is so salient; I hadn’t noticed that detail.
The lack of representation in newsrooms must play a role — decisions are made from the white, male, middle-class perspective, which is a lot less likely to see the harm in the way they’re reporting on this election. And a lot more likely to continue to believe unbiased reporting is possible.