The U.S. news media has always been partisan but has gone to different lengths to hide it's partisan nature.  Over the last 20 years, we have seen a spike in partisanship in our media, and at the same time an erosion of the professional responsibility of journalists to fairly portray the views of the other side.

The fact that people in the Washington Post were "shocked" and uniformly negative about the Washington Post's decision to not take a stand on the current election just goes to show how long the partisan rot has been allowed to build and how deep it goes.  This is clearly acceptable behavior, and almost certainly they were hoping for a pro-Harris endorsement.

The U.S. news media has always been partisan but has gone to different lengths to hide it's partisan nature.  Over the last 20 years, we have seen a spike in partisanship in our media, and at the same time an erosion of the professional responsibility of journalists to fairly portray the views of the other side.

The fact that people in the Washington Post were "shocked" and uniformly negative about the Washington Post's decision to not take a stand on the current election just goes to show how long the partisan rot has been allowed to build and how deep it goes.  This is clearly acceptable behavior, and almost certainly they were hoping for a pro-Harris endorsement.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5165353/washington-post-presidential-endorsement-trump-harris

Founder @ protocolmedialabs.com, consulting on conflict and recovery, and peace enthusiast.

The Washington Post's lack of impartiality is concerning. It's crucial for journalists to maintain professional responsibility and fairly represent opposing views, rather than pushing a biased agenda.