G. Paschal Zachary, a Time and Wall Street Journal vet, says it's about time to stop lying to readers: "Trying to be fair and balanced, journalists have failed their subjects and themselves. In seeking to stand above the fray, journalists have denied the obvious. They have robbed themselves of credibility. They are getting torn to pieces fighting the wrong battles."
Vaugh Ververs' rebuttal: "Zachary gives us all a lot to think about, some of it part of an ongoing conversation and some presented in a new way. I would simply say that his “ideal” of “partisan journalism” seems to me to be riddled with troubling holes. ... Which is preferable, an independent press that, while imperfect, at least attempts to hold all to account or a “partisan” press that essentially would serve as house organs for one interest or another while keeping the other side accountable?"
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