Is Journalism Broken? By Hank Silverberg For the last few years we have been hearing about the demise of journalistic standards or about the increased use of “activists” posing as journalists on TV and elsewhere. The Presidents cry of “Fake News” every time he doesn’t like a news story that gets printed or broadcast has added to the nonsense. But I knew that journalism educators were sticking to the tried and true practice and teaching their students about fair and balanced reporting—just the facts without slant, bias or opinion. It’s what they have consistently taught. So, I was a bit startled by what has taken place at Northwestern University, near Chicago, which has one of best journalism programs in the U.S. Jeff Sessions, the former Attorney General, who remains quite controversial, had been invited to speak by college Republicans. There was ,of course, protest from left leaning student organizations, but what should have been routine ...