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b'Over the past several years, as democratic institutions come under attack and authoritarians try to destabilize factual truth, some journalists have argued that the traditional principles of neutrality, or independence, are no longer adequate: they believe reporters need to state their beliefs, and defend threatened principles and peoples. \\u201cThe traditionalists in the ranks have long believed that their long-standing view speaks for itself,\\u201d says A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York\\xa0Times. \\u201cI became increasingly convinced that the argument doesn\\u2019t make itself.\\u201d Sulzberger tells David Remnick why he needed to make a stand in\\xa0an essay\\xa0for the\\xa0Columbia Journalism Review. Sulzberger insists on a clear-eyed pursuit of truth in reporting, even if it leads to uncomfortable conclusions. \\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 Sulzberger discusses scandals that have rocked the\\xa0Times\\u2019s newsroom, including an inflammatory editorial by Senator Tom Cotton, and recent public petitions on the coverage of trans issues. And he explains why he still can\\u2019t hire a Trumpist.'