In her regular newsletter, Texas media watcher Sherry Sylvester notes that trust in major media has reached historic lows, and suggests that it’s not a coincidence that major media outlets across Texas have announced layoffs.
Sylvester argues that major media outlets in this conservative state might want to respond by rethinking the imbalances on their editorial staffs:
This bad business news could be positive for media bias fighters because it means editors and publishers must re-evaluate their product and there’s a chance they will focus on the role chronically biased reporting has played in plummeting readership.
We have a number of ideas about ways to stop the hemorrhaging.
First, how about a full-time, Texas-based, conservative opinion writer. Though most state newspapers print outside commentary from conservative writers, the high-profile columnists and opinion writers on staff who focus on state politics and public policy are all liberal
