'Biased' Reuters report

Today is the 160th anniversary of the founding of Reuters. The Baron must be revolving at a rapid rate of knots in his grave.

Felix Salmon is spot on [Blogger disowns ‘biased’ Reuters report]. When I read the original story, I thought to myself: “This never should have made it past a down-table sub’s desk. It is over-stretching - and to what end? To try to win space in the US online gutter?” 

As Reuters strives above all to compete with each and every US media organisation, regardless of their political affiliations, we can expect to see more and more substandard stories such as this. It’s what you get when you abandon the course you have charted for 160 years and set anchor on Manhattan. ■