Political neutrality
I don't agree with the Star-Telegram's practice of recommending political candidates. The idea of media endorsements is a holdover from when newspapers were affiliated with political parties.
In my opinion, this is a chink in what should be an impenetrable armor of objectivity.
Your role in the political process is to fairly present the candidates to potential voters.
Voters should be swayed by the candidates, not by those whose credibility requires neutrality.
As the 2008 presidential primaries were heating up, Time magazine Managing Editor Rick Stengel raised the same issue: "How can a newspaper be objective on the front page when it endorses a candidate on the editorial page? [Readers are] dubious about whether the reporter who covers Hillary Clinton can be objective if his newspaper has endorsed Barack Obama -- and vice versa. And they're right."
I agree.
-- Tim Tune, Fort Worth
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