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The goal isn't "balance" - it's accuracy. Turns out that's tough for some sides, particularly those that eschew reality, to follow or understand.
by elliotec 6y ago
The goal isn't "balance" - it's accuracy. Turns out that's tough for some sides, particularly those that eschew reality, to follow or understand.
- jjcon 6y agoYou can be 100% accurate and be incredibly misleading by omission or overemphasis, that is what ‘balance’ is for and refers to. https://accountablejournalism.org/ethics-codes/guidelines-on-accuracy-and-balance https://accountablejournalism.org/ethics-codes/guidelines-on...
- nsajko 6y agoIn Wikipedia parlance, this is called "due weight" and "neutral point of view".
- _hyrb 6y agoExactly. If you want to be fair and balanced, you only devote 66% of the article to globe cucks, and the rest to people who are actually rational. https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/04/only-two-thirds-of-american-millennials-believe-the-earth-is-round/?sh=1c13b8477ec6 https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/04/only-two-...