The New York Times Publisher on the Future of Journalism, and the Poet Paul Tran
b'Over the past several years, as more democratic institutions and norms have come under attack, many journalists have raised the question of whether it is ethical to adhere to journalism\\u2019s traditional principles of non-bias, objectivity, and political neutrality. In May, A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, staked out his position in the traditionalist camp in an essay for the Columbia Journalism Review. \\u201cThe traditionalists in the ranks have long believed that their long-standing view speaks for itself. I became increasingly convinced that the argument doesn\\u2019t make itself,\\u201d he tells David Remnick. Sulzberger shies away from the term objectivity, instead describing the \\u201cposture of independence\\u201d as one that prizes \\u201can open mind, a skeptical mind,\\u201d and a clear-eyed pursuit of truth\\u2013\\u2013even if it leads to uncomfortable conclusions. Sulzberger, whose family has owned the paper since 1896, says he wants to push back on a culture of \\u201ccertitude\\u201d in journalism. \\u201cIn this hyper-politicized, hyper-polarized moment, is society benefiting from every single player getting deeper and deeper, and louder and louder, about declaring their personal allegiances and loyalties and preferences?\\u201d he asks.\\nPlus, this week\\u2019s issue of The New Yorker features a new poem by Paul Tran, a young writer whose d\\xe9but collection was named one of the best books of 2022. The poem, \\u201cThe Three Graces,\\u201d takes its name from a rock formation near Colorado Springs. \\u201cI was curious: what would these three rocks have to say about the nature of love,\\u201d Tran tells the producer Jeffrey Masters. Tran\\u2019s poetry explores their personal history\\u2014their family immigrated to the United States from Vietnam\\u2014as well as their trans identity.'