Today’s paragraph comes to us from Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., publisher of The New York Times.
Now that the election is over and The Times has distinguished itself by presenting completely neutral reportage of the Clinton-Trump campaign, Mr. Sulzberger has written a letter to leaders promising more of the same.
Spit out your coffee yet?
You can read his entire piece by clicking here. But let me show you what I consider the key paragraph:
As we reflect on this week’s momentous result, and the months of reporting and polling that preceded it, we aim to rededicate ourselves to the fundamental mission of Times Journalism. That is to report America and the world honestly, without fear or favor, striving always to understand and reflect all political perspectives and life experiences in the stories that we bring to you. It is also to hold power to account, impartially and unflinchingly. We believe we reported on both candidates fairly during the presidential campaign. You can rely on the New York Times to bring the same level of fairness, the same level of scrutiny, the same independence to our coverage of the new president and his team.
If you didn’t lose your coffee over my earlier description, I’m assuming you did just now.
If the New York Times were any more biased in its pro-Hillary anti-Trump coverage, Sulzberger would have had to relinquish his publisher’s job to John Podesta by unanimous consent.
Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. wins Paragraph Of The Day award for making the single most ludicrous statement I have seen in this entire campaign. And that, my friends, is an accomplishment of herculean dimension.
Add to that its fawning over Obama and outright disrespect for Bush. And its fawning over Bill Clinton and its bias against the Bush that preceded him.
I take this letter at its word, they will continue with there biased reporting that we have come to know and despise.