The one and only David Harsanyi recently chronicled NR’s work on this issue, while also noting how, funny thing, the press cranked up their criticism of moderate Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin following Pelosi’s admonishment. Hundreds of readers already have donated as part of this drive, which reached a milestone this past week thanks to you. That watchdog component is just part of NR’s mission, and it’s one we hope you’ll consider supporting by way of our fall 2021 webathon. We’ll call balls and strikes on the Republican side (see here and here), and we’ll do the same when news outlets start asserting opinion and sometimes just-plain falsities as fact, in service of one side. But we don’t let it blind us as we go about our coverage or our commentary. Here at National Review, we’re comfortable saying the loud part loud: We’re an ideological organization. Another came when House speaker Nancy Pelosi openly scolded the media for not doing a good-enough job “selling” the reconciliation bill. It was one of those quiet-part-out-loud moments. Nor should journalists cover them as if they are.”
Jackie Calmes wrote: “Democrats can’t be expected to deal with these guys like they’re on the level. A Los Angeles Times column, cheered on in the Twittersphere, voiced concern that journalists and pundits would “focus critically on President Biden and Democrats” without highlighting “Republicans’ obstructions.” ( Obstruction magically becomes less of a crisis when power changes hands.) That’s not how this is supposed to work.Įarlier this week, NR’s Brittany Bernstein and Isaac Schorr highlighted the latest out-in-the-open push to advocate journalism elevating one side over the other. Some would reduce coverage - not commentary, but coverage - of these issues to battles of right versus wrong. The answer damn well better be yes.īut the media’s task of covering both sides is one that’s being progressively abandoned in some influential quarters, on issues as genuinely contested as congressional spending and voting laws.
“Did you reach out for comment?” It’s a question this recovering newsie has been asked countless times by editors and anxious in-house lawyers. This is J-school 101: You get the five W’s, maybe the H if you’re feeling dogged avoid libeling anyone favor inverted-pyramid style and present both sides. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One to depart Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich., October 5, 2021.
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