David Thomson
2007-12-18 14:56:31
“There is, however, a meaningful distinction between an opinion piece and a news column.”
At the end of the day, there is very little difference. The ideological inclination of the publisher and editors will still determine which news stories are covered—and which are ignored. Why one story get first page treatment and another is buried in the back pages. Those decisions will be based solely on one’s worldview.
A professional journalist should merely be somebody who is dedicated to accurately reporting the views and actions of a Nazi, Jehovah’s Witness, or the local boy scout troop commander. It is absurd to expect a “dispationate and objective” piece on a monster like joseph Megele.
