https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/10/27/bias-then-and-now/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:44:05 -0400<![CDATA[Thirty-forty years ago, when living in Rome, I used to buy seven newspapers every morning.  There was no pretense at &#8220;objectivity&#8221; by any of the papers.  Each represented an interest.  Il Corriere della Sera was the Milan industrial/financial establishment, La Stampa was Fiat, l&#8217;Unita&#8217; was the Communist Party, and so forth.  Each had a very clear point of view, and each pushed the &#8220;news&#8221; that was most congenial, and spiked anything that didn&#8217;t fit the paper&#8217;s &#8220;line&#8221;.  I figured that if I read it all, somehow &#8220;the truth&#8221; would emerge from the conflicts between the various accounts, and I believed that my judgment was good enough to sort it all out.]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:52:23 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2009/10/27/bias-then-and-now-n186669