Once had a sub-editor (I forget his exact title) at a Texas metro complain to me about how much time he spent in meetings. Never enough time to write, he said.
In a misguided effort to be "unbiased," most news media have stopped calling Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election what it is. Instead they're using terms like "false statements" or "claims without evidence."
Memo to the media: Calling out lies isn't "biased." It's your job.
"Some say that journalists should strive to be “neutral”
...journalists should strive to be truthful...
Stating a truth that will be used to determine someone’s guilt or innocence is rarely a “neutral” act, but it is a necessary one.
When remaining “neutral” is used as an excuse to avoid stating uncomfortable truths — truths that might offend the powerful or the public — that is not journalism.
@rbreich I hate to blame the messenger, but when many of the messengers are just conduits to amplify the lies of the shiftiest crooks, and can't acknowledge an objective difference between right & wrong, they need to shoulder a good part of the blame.
@arstechnica@Viss I wish articles like this would include, up front, the indicators of compromise that I can use to test if the servers I manage are affected. It's the first and most important thing I want to know when learning about a vulnerability.
Because, if not, then it means there are no Tucker Carlsons and no Jon Stewarts, and no John Olivers in that universe. Probably because nothing needs internal investigations in that society as a whole!