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| Edward R. Murrow |
This year's presidential campaign is proving to be a challenge, or maybe just a temptation, for some journalists. In the last week some have questioned the old standard of "objectivity" -- asking whether it's time to declare an emergency, jettison a disinterested approach to events, and ride like Paul Revere to the rescue of American civilization.
A front-page article in the New York Times asked rhetorically what reporters should do if they believe Donald Trump is a demagogue who would be dangerous with nuclear weapons. The answer: "you have to throw out the textbook American journalism has been using for the better part of the past half-century, and approach it in a way you've never approached anything in your career." Really?
