Exchanging views is always informative. I trust that we can disagree without being disagreeable. I accept your offer to contact you for comment when writing about this case. I would like to extend an invitation to you to conduct an interview with the Philadelphia Tribune. Ms. Faulkner, apparently you have misconceptions about the differing roles and ethical responsibilities of newspaper reporters and newspaper columnists.
Reporters have a responsibility to report the news as accurately and objectively as possible.
A component of accuracy is the thoroughness, which means the reporter digs for as much information as possible in the time allotted to prepare the story for publication. Reporters are supposed to report news free of their personal opinions. However, newspaper columnists are free to include their personal opinions in their reports. One purpose of a columnist, according to accepted newspaper practice, is to provide their opinions on news events. While a basic element of the balance required of news reporters is getting comment from both sides, columnists are not bound by this standard.