Reposted by Devin Windelspecht
Journalists should be bipartisan. They should also be pro-democracy.
💭 Journalists must “encourage debate and citizen engagement…promote transparency and curb corruption, and…hold those who misuse power to account.” These are democratic values that authoritarians fear.
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Journalists should be partisan — for democracy
Editor’s note: You hear a real clarity of purpose when talking to people who have been jailed for their work or their beliefs, or forced into exile.