That’s not how this is supposed to work.Įarlier this week, NR’s Brittany Bernstein and Isaac Schorr highlighted the latest out-in-the-open push to advocate journalism elevating one side over the other. Some would reduce coverage - not commentary, but coverage - of these issues to battles of right versus wrong. The answer damn well better be yes.īut the media’s task of covering both sides is one that’s being progressively abandoned in some influential quarters, on issues as genuinely contested as congressional spending and voting laws. “Did you reach out for comment?” It’s a question this recovering newsie has been asked countless times by editors and anxious in-house lawyers. ![]() This is J-school 101: You get the five W’s, maybe the H if you’re feeling dogged avoid libeling anyone favor inverted-pyramid style and present both sides. ![]() President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One to depart Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich., October 5, 2021.
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