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Can the Press Be Trusted?
"A newspaper, like a man, should be decent in its methods and manners."
-- E. A. Grozier, editor, The Boston Post, 1909
Most news organizations strive for fairness, balance and accuracy, and in general, that is the rule rather than the exception. Still, when it comes to credibility, the public gives the news media middling marks at best. Some distrust can be attributed to errors that occur because of deadline pressure or poor judgment. But most of the distrust probably is rooted in what readers and viewers see as bias. Because each of us "filters" news differently, we may disagree with the way news is reported. So bias, in some cases, is simply in the eye of the beholder. |