On The Third Hand

09 November, 2001: "But he's right..."

Michael Kinsley (no relation, as far as I know) has written something with which I cannot disagree.
I am a very opinionated person, and I consider myself much more suited to being a columnist than to being a journalist. I have always believed that a reporter should report the facts, and I have been disappointed in most because I have seen too much bias on both sides.
As a result, I've taken to reading news sites from both left and right, in an attempt to get some idea of the facts behind a story. Like Michael, I do find it a bit amusing that the right, who have previously (and accurately) complained of left bias and bragged (Fox still does...inaccurately) that their own reporting was unbiased and fair, is now complaining about--and even condemning--the idea of unbiased journalism.
If I read a reporter, I want facts without the slant. If I want bias, I will read or listen to a columnist. A commentator is supposed to have an opinion. I want reporters to simply give me the facts, and let me form my own opinion.

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