Forgive me for repeating this story, but early in my news reporting career I experienced a shocking realization. The dean of the WVU journalism school visited our newsroom and spoke to a group of us reporters. She explained that the j-school's job was to teach the kiddies to influence opinion. We looked at one another in shock, as we thought we were there to report the news clearly and objectively.
The school certainly wasn't teaching how to write. The next graduate who started working at our paper was sent to cover a Rotary meeting, and on his return simply stared at the computer screen.
"What am I supposed to say?" he whined.
"Tell what the speaker talked about, I replied. Then I realized he hadn't taken a single note.