Our goal is to report fully and fairly on gay-marriage issue

Is it possible for a reporter to be neutral when writing about matters of personal morality? If so, is it right to be neutral?

Those were among the questions asked in The Seattle Times newsroom conference room 10 years ago as staff members prepared to cover an emotionally charged debate about homosexuality. Two citizen groups were attempting to qualify initiatives regarding homosexuality for the ballot in Washington, but both eventually failed.
A decade later these questions, and many more, confront us again. The issue of same-sex marriages has become a political firestorm that isn't likely to burn out soon, possibly not before a national debate about amending the Constitution.


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GAY unions accepted as routine in cultures for centuries
GAY unions accepted as routine in cultures for centuries

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... Americans are not climbing the walls worrying about gay ... The poll, sponsored by The Patriot-News, found 49 percent favor a state constitutional amendment ...