Well said Josh, and much needed saying. As a journalist, I've never subscribed to the holier-than-thou brand image. As you point out, journalism was never neutral. William Randolph Hearst used his newspapers to push nativism and even gave voice to Hitler, was elected to Congress and ran for mayor of New York. Throughout much of the Chandler family ownership of the LA Times, it was anti-labor, pro-business and the paper was used "to tear down left-leaning political candidates" according to KCET. Let's drop the false branding and be honest with the public. And it is irresponsible of us not to at least exercise our right to vote.
Well said Josh, and much needed saying. As a journalist, I've never subscribed to the holier-than-thou brand image. As you point out, journalism was never neutral. William Randolph Hearst used his newspapers to push nativism and even gave voice to Hitler, was elected to Congress and ran for mayor of New York. Throughout much of the Chandler family ownership of the LA Times, it was anti-labor, pro-business and the paper was used "to tear down left-leaning political candidates" according to KCET. Let's drop the false branding and be honest with the public. And it is irresponsible of us not to at least exercise our right to vote.