>>I'm not sure I agree. Publishers and editorial pages have always had points of view. Reporters used to at least strive for objectivity a lot more than they do now. This trend has been accelerated IMO by the emergence of "non-traditional", i.e. non-newspaper, news media. Entertainment value has become more important and "just the facts, ma'am" less important.
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>Nowadays it's "just whatever sells ad space, ma'am, and screw the rest - facts may take up space we could sell".



Why are you blushing. your face is realllyyyy pink!
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Peter