Headed to the Dark Side

Another on air talent is moving over to the dark side….

WVIT NBC Connecticut’s Political Reporter Max Reiss is leaving the station to become CT Gov. Ned Lamont’s new communications director.

As he makes the move, some people think it reflects badly on the Journalism industry.

In an opinion piece for The CT Mirror, Ben Bogardus writes:

“Moves like this hurt the image of an unbiased press, and confirm the suspicion of many on the right that mainstream journalists are left-leaning and inject liberal biases into their reporting. It becomes a self-inflicted wound on the industry at a time when many people, from the president on down, view the profession with suspicion and derision.

Take, for example, Reiss’ Sunday morning talk show, called “Face the Facts.” When it debuted in October 2018, NBC Connecticut claimed the show would cut through “the political talk to help you understand the week’s news and to hold the powerful accountable.” But now, Reiss is becoming the face and voice of the partisan political talk that he had been decrying.”

I can’t say that Bogardus is wrong, but then again I’m wondering more and more if an “unbiased press” even exist anymore.

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