Bias and objectivity in 2016 campaign coverage
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Trump has thrown the spotlight on media ethics and what it means to be an objective journalist these days. He has a love-hate relationship with Fox News, for example, but that implies that there is something less than journalistic objectivity in their reporting. But then again, what about Megyn Kelly? He certainly held nothing back in his criticism of her.
And what about his successful attempt to get a Univision reporter ejected from one of his press conferences.
MPR News host Kerri Miller leads a discussion about what these mean for objectivity, bias and intellectual honesty.
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