Last honest moderator at the presidential debates. Dies at 85. PBS newshour was worth watching when he was there.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/edito...-it-today/

"...And it stands in such stark contrast to the nonstop nonsense of bias, noise and garbage that presents itself as television news today. That is entertainment created to hold eyeballs and sell ads. And that wasn’t Jim Lehrer’s journalism....

"People often ask me if there are guidelines in our practice of what I like to call McNeil Lehrer journalism. Well, yes, there are, and here they are. Do nothing I cannot defend. Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me. Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story. Assume the viewer is as smart and caring and as good a person as I am. Assume the same about all people on whom I report. Assume personal lives are a private matter until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise. Carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories and clearly label everything. Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes except on rare and monumental occasions. No one should ever be allowed to attack another anonymously. And, finally, I am not in the entertainment business...."

One of the last, if not the last, honest and objective news commentators on either side of the aisle. Like me, a naturalized Texan, and I’d like to think that contributed to his objectivity.

(01-25-2020 09:44 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  One of the last, if not the last, honest and objective news commentators on either side of the aisle. Like me, a naturalized Texan, and I’d like to think that contributed to his objectivity.

Well you got to Texas as quick as you could.

I have birth Texas citizenship. I was born in another state, but my parents were born in Texas.

I used to watch the McNeil Leher report with my dad. I have infinite respect for Jim Leher and what he represents. RIP