What was said was: "In the 90s newspapers made an effort to not endorse candidates to appear unbiased". This was countered with "endorsements have been a thing

What was said was: "In the 90s newspapers made an effort to not endorse candidates to appear unbiased". This was countered with "endorsements have been a thing since long before the 90s". Previous poster didn't say anything about what's "good" or "bad". They pointed out a claim was incorrect.