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by Leviathan , Hotel Zanzibar, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 14:50 (3249 days ago) @ Cody Miller

The 'job' here is basically a transcript of a rough exchange w/ a dev. Wouldn't a *real* good job be that he then researched the other side of it? "Eurogamer: Fair and Balanced."

No. Good Journalism is NOT about being balanced. In fact it's quite the opposite. Good journalism has a purpose and focus. Would you call out Rachel Carson because she didn't write about all the benefits of DDT? Would you call out CNN for not spinning the War in Vietnam in a positive light? Would you call out Glen Greenwald for not talking about how awesome spying can be? No! Good journalism is biased as hell.

"Balanced" journalism just means you aren't taking a side, and basically saying and changing nothing. It's what you fall back on when you don't want to admit you have no courage to speak out.

Personally, I think it's braver to not take sides as a journalist, thus giving me, the reader, the ability to discern my own opinions on the facts that you provide. That doesn't mean "fair and balanced" to me, though, just "removed and observational" as opposed to "judgmental".

Opinions are easy to come by. It takes a lot more courage, wisdom, and tenacity for an individual to keep them as far away from the real reporting as you can.