Martha Raddatz and the Faux Objectivity of Journalists

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readersupportednews.org, The Guardian by Glenn Greenwald | Oct. 14, 2012 (News Analysis)

Numerous commentators (including me) were complimentary of the performance of Martha Raddatz as the moderator of Wednesday night's vice-presidential debate. She was assertive, asked mostly substantive questions, and covered substantial ground in 90 minutes. That's all true enough, but the questions she asked reveal something significant about American journalism in general and especially its pretense of objectivity. Full Story »

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by Wayland T Washington - Oct. 14, 2012

Glenn Greenwald is a relentless critic. He is good at it. It never hurts us to have it pointed out that there is a media bubble in which certain media people live because they're located or centred in Washington, D.C., or something. They're rich. They are biased. Their news "reporting" and opinions are formed around what they have been fed in that sense of what their paymasters sya to do. I f good criticsm is good jjournalism then this is an okay articel.