An interesting. I was a student editor and I can explain at least WHY it happens in print. Not sure about web.
That's a failure condition of news pages, and in my opinion, giving up is just giving in to #AlternativeFacts
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I agree that most news pages are a failure :). Haha, but seriously, everyone has a perspective. Let's be real about that.
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"Everyone has a perspective therefore news is opinion" is the same as "everyone has bias therefore the CBO is pointless"
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We can be real about the existence of bias while still appreciating institutions that attempt to produce artifacts with less of it.
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They will surely fail some of the time, but if you give up you fail all of the time.
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I don't appreciate opinions masquerading as objective reality. I *do* appreciate sources that define their approaches up front.
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It's about being clear about facts *&* about perspective & choices. First blog post I ever wrote: https://34justice.com/2013/09/03/objectivity-and-credibility/ ….
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