Journalists should not deliberately withhold stories based on timing considerations or predictions about electoral impact; even if a story about a political opponent emerges at an inconvenient time, the editorial standard should be identical regardless of which party is involved—if you would publish it about Trump, you should publish it about Biden.

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Speaker

Bret Stephens

Evidence Quote

I don't think it's the business of those of us in the journalistic profession certainly on the news side not the opinion side to try to tip the scales by withholding stories that we would otherwise consider legitimate [54:24]

Source

What Happened to the Republican Party?: A Conversation with Bret Stephens (Episode #329)Sam Harris
Created: 8/12/2026, 9:43:35 PM

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