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> isn't this an attempt at 'neutral journalism'?

Neutral journalism is not presenting the claims of all opposing parties, it's fact-checking the claims of both sides without a bias for any of them.

If one party says the truth and the other side is not, it's still neutral to repeat only the claims of the first one.

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Exactly. As the saying goes, if one side says it's raining and the other side says it's not, it's not the job of the journalist to report both. It's the job of the journalist to look out the fucking window to see if it's really raining or not.
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> a need for immediate reporting

This is the key. Nobody wanted to read yesterday’s newspaper and the same applies to recent digital media world. Media are pushed to deliver almost instant news feed.

Common news stories are often updated several times an hour. This leads to burnout for the journalist covering the event.

This constant focus on breaking news is so common and devastating on society that it has inspired books like Newport’s The Deep Work.

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> isn't this an attempt at 'neutral journalism'?

Yes.

> it seems that the current trend in journalism is to be as factual as possible, without adding in one's own biases

No. It is not factual at all. Factual journalism would check facts and said 'Hormuze is not open' or even 'Trump lied again'. The 'neutral journalism' or 'both sides' or 'they say they say' is bias on itself - and harmful one at that.

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