Washington Post staffers and liberal critics are taking aim at the "Democracy in Darkness" paper over its decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential race.
In its own coverage of the news in the Style section, The Post reported, “The decision has roiled many on the editorial staff, which operates independently from The Post’s news staff, a long-standing tradition of American journalism designed to separate opinion writing from day-to-day news coverage.”
If the intention is to separate news reporting from opinion writing, maybe the opinion pieces shouldn’t be published in the same document as the day-to-day news coverage.
Maybe they shouldn’t try to establish that “The Washington Post endorses X candidate”, but should refer to it as “The Washington Post’s editorial board endorsed X candidate”.
That would be, as per their self declared mission, the truth of the matter.
If the intention is to separate news reporting from opinion writing, maybe the opinion pieces shouldn’t be published in the same document as the day-to-day news coverage.
Maybe they shouldn’t try to establish that “The Washington Post endorses X candidate”, but should refer to it as “The Washington Post’s editorial board endorsed X candidate”.
That would be, as per their self declared mission, the truth of the matter.