Tango with the Poison Machine
The desire for balance does not require placing an idol in the temple of journalism. A delicate tango with the poison machine grants it the credibility that we are supposed to earn through hard work.…
Assessment
The piece argues that Israeli journalism is undermining its own credibility by granting legitimacy to sources it knows are unreliable, all in the name of balance. The real tension is between the professional duty to verify truth and the political pressure to appear even handed. The warning is pointed: treating a propaganda machine as a legitimate interlocutor does not create balance, it destroys the trust that honest reporting requires.