Jennings said the media is now under the hot lights.
"I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective," Jennings said.
Jennings said that everyone -- even journalists -- have points of view through which they filter their perception of the news. It could be race, sex or income. But, he said, reporters are ideally trained to be as objective as possible.
"And when we don't think we can be fully objective, to be fair," the anchorman said.
Sure you can be fair without being objective, but you should freely admit your biases up front. The problem with the MSM is that they hide behind objectivity and act surprised when we see a bias. In the old days when most cities had rival newspapers it was very common that their political opinions would differ but they didn't hide it.
Peter Jennings should tell us on what points he agrees with each candidate. It would better allow us to filter those positions through his coverage of the news.
Now that he has freely admitted that reporters have opinions, but that it shouldn't worry us, why doesn't he tell us what they are? Could he be worried that his audience won't agree and will choose to watch someone else?
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