Peter Menzies: The Public Has Lost Faith in Legacy Media’s Ability to Be Objective
Commentary
Long at the core of journalism, the idea that reporters must be seen to conduct their work objectively is under siege. And it is losing.
The verbal trebuchets of social justice warriors chased Bari Weiss from the New York Times. National Post staff rebelled after Rex Murphy’s column questioning institutional racism was published. The Washington Post battled reporters over social media activism. National Public Radio news staff won the right to join demonstrations. Wendy Mesley mentioned a book title out loud at the CBC and a 40-year career was demolished.
And now, even the walls of the Globe and Mail have been breached….