Who’s picking favorites?
Major news outlets are making their 2016 choice clear
The 2016 election has taken the country into unprecedented territory.
Major and unlikely publications in the U.S. have publically endorsed Hillary Clinton as November nears.
USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the Arizona Republic, the San Diego Union-Tribune — do any of them ring a bell? Well, they are just a few to decide that Donald Trump is bad news.
USA Today called Trump “unfit for the presidency.” The Arizona Republic said, “The 2016 candidate is not conservative and he is not qualified.”
MEDIA — The news media has overwhelmingly spoken out against Donald Trump. Photo credit: Michela Diddle
In their endorsement of Clinton, The New York Times stated that they would later explain why they believe Trump to be the worst major party candidate in modern U.S. history. Yikes.
Though their conclusions are warranted given Trump’s behavior throughout his campaign, it is not the job of an entire publication to take sides.
This not only confirms the bias that so many already perceive from the media, but it encourages public distrust.
It’s like when you log on to Facebook and see your high school best friend giving out hot takes that no one asked for.
You want to keep scrolling and ignore it, but before you know it, you’re deep in the comments, and it’s too late.
There is no need to choose a side. The job of the media is not to spoon-feed information to the public.
Reporting exactly what the candidates say and do should be enough for the American people to make their decisions, and if we find that this is not the case, there are probably greater issues at hand.
There is an urgency concerning the state of the union, and it seems to have everyone speaking out.
Carter is the opinion editor.