The Montgomery Advertiser: Fair and Balanced?

I always thought that individuals had opinions, but today I've learned that an entire newspaper can also have an opinion, too.

In the "Opinion" section of the Montgomery Advertiser today, there is an editorial about Mayor Bright's term of office titled "Bright's record justifies return". The article ends with this statement: "...the Montgomery Advertiser recommends the re-election of Bobby Bright as mayor in the city election Tuesday."

The person who wrote the article is....well....hhhmmmm.....let me go back to their web site and check.....it says "Editorial". Does that mean the editor wrote it...or maybe one of the assistant editors...or maybe the metro editor?

OK, there seems to be no specific name for the article, but let's look at that last statement again: "the Montgomery Advertiser recommends the re-election of Bobby Bright as mayor in the city election Tuesday."

"The Montgomery Advertiser recommends", not "I" recommend, but an entire newspaper with hundreds of employees recommends.

Am I to believe that every employee of the entire newspaper thinks, acts, and votes the same way?

I think that newspapers should present the facts, issues, and interviews, and let the people decide for themselves which candidate to vote for. But it seems only the Fox news channel actually claims to be "Fair and Balanced".

Read the Montgomery Advertiser's endorsement editorial here: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/NEWS/StoryOpinionedbright1010web.htm