I write this having spent my 39-year teaching career teaching in Catholic schools. However, I was educated in the public schools where we were encouraged become good citizens by voting and supporting democracy. Our religious training were left respective faith communities.

I still have my 1980s-era A's white tee with the elephant on it!Maybe there's an elephant pin somewhere, too. (Was that at the same time the Giants introduce Krazy Krab? So. Many. Mascots.)

As I taught my journalism students at University of New Hampshire, the requirement is objectivity, not neutrality.

Moreover, every journalist should understand that reportage is just one of three dozen genres of journalism. Know your subgenre.

Third, never use a source you know to be a liar.