Setting record straight on WaPo’s NewsNation story

One of the things we pride ourselves on about this show is our transparency. I tell you what I think, so there are no hidden biases and you can better decide for yourself if you agree or disagree with me.

We do the same for our guests. There is no sandbagging. If it’s going to be a debate, the guest knows ahead of time.

The problem is that much of the mainstream media doesn’t abide by those rules. In fact, some view sandbagging as a job requirement and hide their biases rather than admitting where they are coming from.

That is what sure seemed to have happened recently when I agreed to do an interview with Paul Farhi, a media reporter from The Washington Post, about this show and NewsNation.

He reached out, claiming he had no particular angle in mind, just, “What is NewsNation and what’s it trying to do/how does it fit into the cable/satellite news ecosystem?”