Dr Raymond Seidler, Kings Cross. The Herald has one or two journalists whose political line is so predictable that their material becomes just plain boring. Like late-night movies, their conclusions become obvious from their opening lines. A critical press is one of the bastions of a free and democratic society, but unbalanced reporting is its enemy, feeding only the minds of the unbalanced. In this postmodern world, most educated people recognise no absolute political truths and eschew ideological, opinionated ravings.
Academics teach their students to weigh up facts and come to some conclusion.
An informed community likes to weigh up the facts and draw their own conclusions. H.E. Hayward, Pymble. The Washington Post being the first example. The trouble with these reminiscences is that they are often by journalists who've got on the wrong side of the new owners. David Ash, Bondi Beach.