I appreciate how you framed unbiased journalism as an “idea” rather than a goal to be reached.

My comparison is flawed, because no one wants to go to the North Star, at least not yet

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Your North Star analogy is quite interesting — I like the idea of holding on to something we may never fully reach but still need as orientation. For me, though, unbiased journalism feels less like a distant star and more like a spectrum. Some reporting will always lean one way or another, but there are moments when you can tell an honest effort was made to stay closer to balance.

So yeah, that’s where I feel our role as readers comes in. If we give up on the idea, then we accept whatever’s served to us. But if we keep questioning, comparing, and noticing those shades of bias, we don’t let ourselves be passive consumers. Even if we never get “pure” journalism, the act of holding media accountable — even in small ways — keeps that guiding star from disappearing altogether.

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