The Houston Chronicle's executive editor has announced that the newspaper will stop using Bloomberg News wire stories pertaining to the 2020 presidential campaign in light of the news service's decision to not investigate its owner or his Democratic presidential contenders.
According to The Hill, Steve Riley said in an op-ed published on the Chronicle's website that Bloomberg News's "inexplicable decision" to "not cover its boss seriously" caused him to set the policy in the Chronicle's newsroom. The longtime journalist argued that it would mean "no serious journalism" about the 2020 campaign would derive from the organization.
The Washington Post first reported Tuesday that Riley sent a memo to editors directing them to use other sources when selecting wire stories for the newspaper.
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"Why would we use Bloomberg’s work involving presidential politics?" he asked, saying that he expected his directive to editors would be the end of it. Riley has also advised editors to carefully vet Bloomberg News's energy stories if they are related to the Trump administration.
Riley, who previously led an investigative unit at the newspaper, added that he felt compelled to expand on his move in light of the Post's reporting. He also opened up about the Chronicle's own work to address reader concerns about perceptions of bias.
Riley argued that it would be difficult to pin "an ideological tag" on the Chronicle's investigations in recent years. But he also recognized that bias can seep into reporters' work on issues including the city, region and state. And he noted that some readers have judged the newspaper "harshly" for simply selecting a story from The New York Times or Washington Post for its print product.
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