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sorry shakran, i'm not nearly as optimistic about the current state of journalism. i thinks its laudable that you are able to say unequivocally that journalists have personal opinions, but i think you're kidding yourself about the rest.
you may think that people can't tell your politics from your reporting... but i'd be interested to see if that were really true. and even if they can't tell from the words of your report... there is certainly room for bias by controlling what is reported as opposed to just worrying how it is reported.
your personal politics are undoubtedly liberal, yet you cite only fox news as an organization without the standard you would have us believe journalism (by and large) possesses. coincidence?
forgive my cynicism... but i don't really buy much of your original post. i'm not insulting you personally, or even your profession. i don't think i could give neutral reporting either. because of that, i believe it is fallacious and dangerous for anyone to believe reporters/news companies/editors don't inject their personal bias and opinions into everything they do.
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