Journalists 'should disclose political, religious links'

The ombudsman at the Akron Beacon Journalin Ohio, Mike Needs, believes that reporters and editors should post biographies on newspaper websites that provide their "political and religious affiliations, education background, media experience, active membership in organisations, and any involvement in causes or campaigns that could have any influence on a journalist's news judgment". Now that's what I call transparency! (Via ohio.com/mld/ohio)