That impregnable Chronicle firewall between opinion and reporting was on display in a death-penalty story today:
Nearly four months after Bexar County prosecutors promised to vigorously reinvestigate the questionable execution of Ruben Cantu, they have yet to obtain full statements from the three witnesses who claim he was innocent.
Just because the execution of Cantu is questioned by anti-death-penalty advocates and crusading Chronicle journalists does not mean that they have yet proven that the execution was questionable. Indeed, that would be the point of carrying out the investigation they have been urging.
Opinion frequently is substituted for straight reporting at the Chronicle when it comes to the death penalty. This is but one of many examples, unfortunately.
PREVIOUSLY: Chron pushes death-penalty case hard in leadup to Thanksgiving, A busy death-penalty week for the Chronicle.
GREATEST HITS: Chron eye for the death row killer guy.
