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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In an ideal world you'd be right

In reality that's not actually a requirement to be one

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fair point. It sucks, but it's true.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Everybody has some sort of bias towards something. It’s ultimately just an opinion.

Journalistic integrity isn’t about being non-biased, it’s about being upfront about bias and ideally the journalist actively trying to counter their own bias within their work.