Commentary: Rich Manieri - Journalistic objectivity certainly does matter
Rich Manieri
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This is almost too easy, but I can’t resist. I was actually going to write a column about President Biden’s dog, Major, biting people; also among the lowest of the hanging fruits. “President’s dog a Major pain.” It writes itself.
But then, out of nowhere, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt served up some choice morsels and made an excellent case for entry into the Stupid Things Journalists Said Hall of Fame.
If you’re playing catch up, Holt — who was receiving a lifetime achievement award for journalism at the Murrow Symposium — said journalists don’t need to provide both sides of an issue, that fairness is “overrated” and “the idea that we should always give two sides equal weight and merit does not reflect the world we find ourselves in.”