You speak about ALL journalists when you're really only subjected to a very small percentage of the really famous ones on tv and in print.

Lots of us work for small magazines and weekly newspapers, and there are far more of us than the top-teir ones with whom you are familiar.

As far as ethics, I'm speaking of the whole "back up your statements with evidence" thing. We were taught to do that in journalism school by speaking through others. Bias doesn't indicate poor ethical judgment. Many publications work on a bias because that's what their readers want. Poor ethical judgment is in play when you make a statement and don't back it up with evidence from someone who is qualified to make a comment about it.

Bloggers routinely make statements and don't supply evidence to back it up.