I’m in the ‘bias wars’

But I guess I started it.

Journalism is too opaque and misunderstood. Chills gives a behind-the-scenes look at how dangerous investigative journalism gets made. 

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Check your bias, it’s showing. (Ryan McVay/Getty Images)

Subtlety doesn’t work on the internet. I know this. 

And it clearly doesn't work in The New York Post, The Federalist and other conservative media outlets. I don't know if they even try for it. I’ll explain.

Last week, as I was dealing with some very painful personal stuff, I started getting messages from crazy men across various platforms telling me I should die and what a piece of garbage I am. Most of it was nonsensical, some of it was flat-out disgusting. Here are a few of the messages.