Objectivity didn’t fail journalism. Journalists failed it

Published June 17, 2020 10:00am ET



Much like America, journalism has descended into anarchy in recent weeks. While progressive politicians push to abolish the police, prominent journalists are calling to abolish the long-standing principle of reporting news objectively.

The nation’s so-called “newspaper of record” recently became ground zero for this “Bizarro World” journalism, an initiative that threatens to destroy the credibility of the craft by making it seem unprincipled, dishonest, and biased.

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