The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness (writing at The Federalist) is not really shocked. But what is shocking is how so many thousands of conservatives “thinkers” over the past few decades have failed to come up with a plan to overcome media bias. The fact is, the solutions aren’t going to be found doing the same things over and over.
Here’s Harkness:
During training sessions I watched top professionals in their fields encouraging political bias against conservatives before reporters’ pens could even hit paper.
In June, I had the honor of attending one of the top journalism conferences in the country, if not the world. For three days, I rubbed shoulders with reporters from places such as The New York Times, USA Today, and ProPublica.
Call me naïve, but I expected to learn about fairness, integrity, and hard work. This means giving equal weight to politically divisive issues such as gun rights, women’s health, and policing. Instead, during some training sessions I watched top professionals in their fields encouraging political bias against conservatives before reporters’ pens could even hit paper.
Bias at a lefty news organization would be expected, and the same for those on the Right. (For full transparency, I am employed at a news organization that is openly affiliated with the conservative Heritage Foundation.) But to preach political bias at a conference that represents the gold standard in journalism is alarming, and is something that we, as journalists, have a duty to address.
Bias at a lefty news organization would be expected, and the same for those on the Right. (For full transparency, I am employed at a news organization that is openly affiliated with the conservative Heritage Foundation.) But to preach political bias at a conference that represents the gold standard in journalism is alarming, and is something that we, as journalists, have a duty to address.
Read more: The Federalist
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