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Pretend Not to be Biased

Reporters have personalities.  They have biases.  They vote, they eat, they shop.  Why, then, is the New York Times telling reporters to lie?  As is often the case in life, the Times seeks to elevate perceived objectivity over actual objectivity.  If the Times were really concerned about its reputation, it'd hire conservative news reporters and editors.  As individuals, we are all biased, and there is little we can do about it.  Organizations, however, can mitigate bias through diversity.Instead of actually addressing the bias that has ruined the Times, the Times' editors instead tell reporters to not post anything interesting in the reporters' Facebook profiles.  As if that will do anything other than signal to the world that you will are not willing to do anything!continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).