It might help the discussion to distinguish editorial stance from editorial oversight. You could have a news source that is well managed yet highly partisan. S

It might help the discussion to distinguish editorial stance from editorial oversight. You could have a news source that is well managed yet highly partisan. Some people respond to complaints about modern trashy journalism by referencing examples from the early 19th century that are at least as bad as anything today. I think what we see over history is that the mid-20th century was a high-water mark for the "appearance" of objectivity in journalism. When I look at reportage of specific cases, I'm not so sure of the actual objectivity.