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Why try for this mythical "objectivity"?
There are facts and there are opinions.
When I write professionally I deal mostly in facts : "The sensor will have a resistance.. blah, blah, blah... or should be replaced" etc. Using the First World War example "Sopwith claimed a top speed of 130mph, a value service pilots reported in their logbooks as achievable with care"
When you write an opinion state it as such: "From where I am sitting my industry is booming as a result of Brexit". The first world war: "Having studied Railway time tables the author has concluded that Kaiser Wilhelm wanted a war on two fronts to avoid disruption to the 7.42 service from Bad Oberstaten"
Now there is no rationing based on tree bark and ground up beetles there seems little excuse not to differentiate. The sloppy, sensationalist, over reaching, claimed analysis we still see no longer passes examination. Look at BBC claims of what would happen on January 1st this year or in 2000 or read a 1990's,MCN article on the BMW GS (huge trail bike? Who'd want one). Why expect one reporter to understand all issues? Why bother when you can read blogs by people who might.
Andy
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