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On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Ross, Matthew wrote:
> > This is how things have always been done in this country: We have
> > "spin doctors." But maybe the intentional distortion of "news" is a
> > new trend -- reporters used to try to be objective.
>
> No, they never actually did that, they just started claiming to be
> objective about 90 years ago. Before that they admitted to being
> subjective.
Objectivity is a goal, for some people. Reporters *try* to be objective.
Do they claim to achieve perfect objectivity? I don't think so.
It seems to me that things have changed with Fox News. We used to make a
clearer distinction between news and opinion.
Mike
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