I see it as a trust issue. Do I trust a journalist/activist to give me all the facts about an issue, or just those that support their cause? Do I trust them t

I see it as a trust issue. Do I trust a journalist/activist to give me all the facts about an issue, or just those that support their cause? Do I trust them to give a reasonable inference about the facts they report, or do I expect them to exaggerate? That's a concern irrespective of what cause they support or where they fall politically. Perhaps they are needed more now, I don't know. But if we're looking to increase trust in journalism specifically, we'd be better off just leaving politics out of it as much as possible. In my opinion, of course.