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by glenstein 259 days ago
>I think at minimum you would want 1 left, 1 right, and 1 center.

Probably a convo for a different place and time, but strong disagree here. Calibrating relative to political polarization is relativism, and I'm not a relativist.

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Nor am I. I think we have a misunderstanding on the goal. My goal is to get a wide range of perspectives.

How did you interpret the goal? Perhaps the widest range of topics? Most closely aligned editorial viewpoint?

I interpret the goal as being interested in truth. An approach to truth that identifies it with diversity of viewpoints is epistemological relativism. Instead you should look for things like strong journalistic practices and institutional track record.