I'm off to the forum by the Human Rights Commission on the media at the BUEI.
Here's an applicable quote from an interview in the Economist with Dan Froomkin, former columnist/blogger for the Washington Post, on the challenge journalists face in the US which applies in Bermuda as well today:
DIA: Do you think the media should strive for objectivity in its reporting?Mr Froomkin: No. Journalists should strive for accuracy, and fairness. Objectivity is impossible, and is too often confused with balance. And the problem with balance is that we are not living in a balanced time. For instance, is it patently obvious that at this point in our history, the leading luminaries on one side of the American political spectrum are considerably less tethered to reality than those on the other side. Madly trying to split the difference, as so many of my mainstream-media colleagues feel impelled to do, does a disservice to the concept of the truth.
