Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
- W. S. Churchill

Journalism visavis politics: From the inception of daily newspapers in English, print journalism has followed different philosophies. In the USA, newspapers have been overtly tied to political parties in the beginning. In Britain they have followed individual political philosophies according to dictates of journalistic needs without being overtly tied to any one political party. In Canada, journalists have followed a philosophy in between these two Are the views in Australia tied to American citizen, uncle Rupert?

Opinions Wealth of Opinions

And why have few other commentators, even those as liberal as Krugman, been so ferocious in denouncing George W. Bush? ’It's a very uncomfortable thing to question the honesty and motives of your leaders. I'm saying that the men who are controlling our destiny are lying. Not many journalists or many people want to confront them. . . . I probably have a bloody-mindedness that a longtime journalist wouldn't.’ To some, this makes Krugman, 49, an ideologue, a Democratic partisan whose predictability is exceeded only by his shrillness.
· Krugman off the Kuff [Washington Post]
· How Economics Became What It Is [Chronicle of Higher Education]
· A River of Peaceful People [Washington Post]