Bias in the media

Journalists are meant to be unbiased and remain professional, no matter the story and no matter the circumstances on the job.

Yet this is not the case, as seen in the media today.

Last Tuesday, Premier Dalton McGuinty gave a speech about the prorogation of parliament for all the press to hear, suddenly culminating into him announcing his resignation. That's when editors of each publication started to show their true colours.

The Toronto Star, known for being a Liberal biased paper, gave an editorial glowing with approval with the prorogation. Conversely, the known Conservative biased Globe and Mail immediately put up an editorial outlining why the editor believed the prorogation to be a bad move. While I understand that editorials are allowed to express opinions, but the fact that one day I'll have to work for a publication that will develop a reputation about bias is a bitter pill to swallow.

I believe that journalists must absolutely remain objective in order to remain effective. There's always that one small exception that we'll miss because we were so set on a conclusion, and it's not only unfair to those that apply to the exception, but also to the readers that didn't receive the insight that they didn't realize they needed.

We should never assume, we should be thorough and write.