>A lot of reporters over the summer were so scared by the prospect of a Trump presidency that they talked – in some cases publicly – about abandoning traditional ideas about journalistic "distance" from politicians, in favor of open advocacy for the Clinton campaign.

You'd think people who work in an industry in which credibility is your only enduring asset would realize what a terrible mistake this is. If you're a journalist who believes the facts support your position, why would you need to cross over into advocacy? Why not give your readers the evenhanded facts, i.e. why not do your damned job?