it's not arbitrary. "Hard news" means "we try hard to report the facts in accordance with journalism best practices"
where do the column inches come from to add an essay about the author's background?
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This is important. I think "we don't have the space to do reporting right" is again a very weak defense.
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I think giving the author's background would usually be a distraction from the reporting.
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