Newspapers, including this one, too often give their detract…

It’s no secret that many people blame “the liberal press” for many of our country’s difficulties. While there is serious doubt that the bulk of the nation’s press really is liberal, newspapers too often give their detractors reason to criticize. Two recent provocations appeared in the pages of the Inquirer.

The first was the photo with our June 2 profile of Rush Limbaugh. While the talk-show commentator’s fans praised Joe Logan’s story for its “fairness and balance,” they were livid over the candid wire service photo of Limbaugh grimacing, accusing us of “deliberately” using …