Originally posted by EternalOne: In journalism there is a big difference between reporting the news and op-ed pieces. You're blurring the lines between the two. News should be just that, straight facts, no opinions. The opinions are that for the user to decide. Op-ed programs, such as O'Reilly, can handle the point, counter-point part of journalism, but to state that news should have opinions in it, means you'll be turning news into propaganda for one side or the other. This is clearly what we want to avoid.
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Yes that is what I mean, but today there are hardly any good critical thinkers in the media. You have these quick panal talks on CNN or Fox and someone says something that is totally false or cannot cite a source and the person holding the panal is too brain dead to see the BS. That is the kind of thing I am talking about. Even the editorials and op-ed pieces suck; in the quest for reporting in a balanced way the reporters seemed to have forgotten they can have an opinion. Also they are so afraid of what the FCC or others will do if they practice free speech. That is another thread though.
