I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits.
I believe the Times is a great newspaper, but a profoundly fallible one.
But I think it's undeniable that the Times is a liberal paper.
The pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true.
Closing one's ears to the complaints of partisans would also entail closing one's mind to the substance of their arguments.
I'm afraid we'll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars.