by: Amanda O’Donnell | The Daily Texan

A widening divide in the political parties is changing how journalists report on government affairs, according to Dan Balz, chief political correspondent at the Washington Post.

In a lecture titled “Red and Blue America: Politics and Journalism in a Divided Country,” Balz gave insight to the reasons for America’s growing partisanship including the decline in independent voters, shift in republican viewpoints and geographic polarization.