The problem with false balance doctrine is that it masquerades as rational thinking. I asked Amy Chozick, the lead Clinton reporter and author of several foundation stories, for her view on false balance in The Times’s political coverage. I can’t help wondering about the ideological motives of those crying false balance, given that they are using the argument mostly in support of liberal causes and candidates. He asked a guest, Jacob Weisberg of Slate magazine, to frame the idea of false balance. Fear of false balance is a creeping threat to the role of the media because it encourages journalists to pull back from their responsibility to hold power accountable.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2016 19:18 UTC