Michael MaliceVerified account

Journalism used to be fiercely and proudly partisan. Does anyone know when this idea of press objectivity became a thing?

well, they've been saying they're objective and nonpartisan for decades, and deny they aren't. Ex: CNN's Reliable Sources.

Brian Stelter, for example, claims it's an issue of Media vs Anti-Media. Whack-a-doodle bullshit.

I remember watching the Sunday shows in the 80s and there was usually one token conservative. Fox News is a direct result.

Fox basically took notes, and duplicated what the other networks were doing. Then those networks doubled down.

then in the early to mid 2000s CNN and MSNBC purged their right-wing hosts and most regulars, who moved to Fox.

and all cable networks, and broadcast networks, have deteriorated visibly, hiding behind the pretense of fairness.