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In an ideal world you'd be right
In reality that's not actually a requirement to be one
Fair point. It sucks, but it's true.
Everybody has some sort of bias towards something. It’s ultimately just an opinion.
Journalistic integrity isn’t about being non-biased, it’s about being upfront about bias and ideally the journalist actively trying to counter their own bias within their work.