Maybe This is Stupid

[forsyth]

But shouldn't "objective journalism" mean not just reporting what someone said, but actually looking into the claims they make and reporting if they're objectively true or not? In science, in politics, in whatever. The first isn't journalism, it's just transcription.

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[andysocial]

You're obviously a [left|right]-wing paranoid nutcase.

Seriously, one of the most amazing things in recent years is the seeming belief among "journalists" that to be objective is to just repeat both "sides" of any story, and offer no comment. Such as, "Copernicus claimed that the earth was the center of the universe. Galileo, on the other hand, claims that the sun is the center of our solar system. Amazing controversy. Back to you, Chet."