Peter Jennings Admits He Doesn't Require Reporters To Be "Objective."

KETV / ABC-TV 7 in Omaha ^

[Don Corleone]

I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective,"

DUH?!

[mountaineer]

From the Code of Ethics (Society of Prof. Journalists) "Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context. "

Exactly. A reporter who shows his bias or otherwise is not objective is not a reporter; he's a commentator, and should describe himself as such. I'm a reporter, and I would dare anyone who doesn't know me to correctly describe my political views by reading my news stories. Jennings, et al., couldn't say the same.

[rlmorel]

Heheh, I love the passage:

"The problematic response, Jennings said, is the way people tailor the way they consume news.

"If you tailor your news viewing, as some people are now doing, so that you only get one point of view, well of course you're going to think somebody else has got a different point of view, and it may be wrong," Jennings said."

Gee. I always felt better informed and more grounded in my beliefs when I got all my accurate news from ABC News.

BWHAAAAAHAAAAHAAAAA! Can you believe Jennings? The man believes he is a middle of the road moderate!

[talleyman]

I'm shocked, just shocked.

I'm stuned!