
The thing that is missing in this Ottawa Sun column is the question that was posed years ago when I was working in radio by a colleague. He said, "When does a journalist/broadcaster in an attempt to hide their biases so much that they overreach and sound like a homer for the opposite team?"
I could not come up with a true example, but I would imagine this would be like Bill Clement talking up the Penguins during a Pens/Flyers game.
As this pertains to blogs and bloggers, I am guilty on many occasions of being a Pittsburgh homer. However, sometimes my points on opinions are right despite my hometown biases. I have addressed this earlier, but I will say it again. I am a journalist as well as a fan. I would be doing my readers a disservice to tell them that I don't "have a horse in this race" when it is only human to enjoy the game while reporting or giving an opinion. I don't apologize for my biases (in sports or in political views). I find it maddeningly offensive that those journalists that do have agendas point a finger back and insist that they are fairly balanced.
[Via: Ottawa Sun and an Assist from]
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