“As a DMN reporter and editor of election news and, at different times, one who worked for the editorial page, I feel compelled to respond to those who think the news department takes its cue from the editorial endorsements or, in any way, tries to bolster the candidate endorsed. Nothing could be further from the truth. The news department and editorial department work totally separate, and editorial stands do not impact news coverage. ”
Ed Cognoski responds:If you hire like-minded people, you don't need memos going between the news department and the editorial department for them to reflect similar thinking. That's true whether you are talking DMN, Dallas Blog, or the Ellis County Press.
The news media that stand out are the ones that go out of their way to get diversity of thinking in all departments. But of course, diversity is itself a liberal value, so media that achieve diversity open themselves up to criticism from the right for being... yep, diverse.
D*mned if you do, d*mned if you don't.
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