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Date/Time 28 Dec 2014 5:42:52am
I wonder if people would consider a person who is say a scientologists or a member of the Ordo Templi Orientis cult (also known as the Order of the Temple of the East and Order of Oriental Templers) capable of being a serious journalist.

Is there a line whereby a persons beliefs would preclude them from being able to be a serious journalist?

For example would Hans Fritzsche (who was German journalist and broadcaster and a member of the Nazi propaganda ministry whose nightly commentaries appeared on Nazi radio throughout World War II) be considered a serious journalist or would his prejudices and belief system precluded him from be viewed as such?