New York Times: We decide, then let that decision heavily influence our reporting?

He Said, She Said, and the Truth - NYTimes.com

Simply put, false balance is the journalistic practice of giving equal weight to both sides of a story, regardless of an established truth on one side. And many people are fed up with it. They don’t want to hear lies or half-truths given credence on one side, and shot down on the other. They want some real answers.
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On other subjects, The Times has made clear progress in avoiding false balance.

The issue has come up frequently with science-related stories, particularly those involving climate change. The Times has moved toward regularly writing, in its own voice, that mounting evidence indicates humans are indeed causing climate change, but it does not dismiss the skeptics altogether.
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The more news organizations can state established truths and stand by them, the better off the readership — and the democracy — will be.