shrooma, on 17 February 2013 - 02:02 PM, said:
I think the key word here is 'impartiality'.
true impartiality is impossible, because subjectively, you can never appease two sets of opposing viewpoints.
I often wonder how members of the Flat Earth Society feel, for instance, when presented with a globe.....
What you say is correct by all means--true impariality is impossible.
But what we are talking about in this case is a particular style of impartiality, one that suppresses or hides certain facts.
They certainly did not do "due diligence" in checking facts before they broadcast them. Is that misfeasance or malfeasance?
True journalism requires that ALL facts be considered. It requires that ALL facts be considered before a final conclusion is reached.
Fake journalism starts with a conclusion, and then works backward by cherry-picking evidence.