Committing journalism

To the editor:     

In another of his superb commentaries, Ron Isaac hits the nail on the head concerning the subjectivity of objectivity ("April Fools' Day, observed," The Chief, April 12). Let me add some examples that back his arguments.

True objective teaching of history would not only deal with Germany's holocaust against Jews, but the U.S. holocaust against natives here. Factual teaching of American history would show that most of our military actions were wars of aggression, not defense. But teaching too truthful history would not only face objections from Republicans, but also many Democrats.

I find many people who complain about bias in education or journalism actually object when their own biases are not being promoted. I'm reminded of when I covered a speech by Judge Bruce Wright for the Baruch College newspaper, The Ticker. "Judge Wright At Baruch" appeared in the November 23, 1976 issue.

I was criticized for making Wright look good. I replied that as a reporter, my job was not to deal with his bail policies, since they were not discussed. I wrote about his descriptions of racism. I also noted that the crowd was small but enthusiastic. I committed the offense of unbiased journalism.

Richard Warren