Non-profits, only the good guys

Any organization identified as a “nonprofit” is invariably one that the reporter admires, sympathizes with and whose opinions are worthwhile and honest. They are often identified as progressive, but never identified as leftist, left-leaning, ultra-liberal or, heaven forbid, moon-bats (except by Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr). Politically conservative organizations are never identified as nonprofit even though they have the same nonprofit status as the goody-goody outfits. Instead they are identified as ultra-conservative, right-wing, far-right, staunch nationalist or similar opprobrium. An example of this is seen in a Boston Globe, Dec. 20, 2016, page 1 story headlined: “Climate activists relish hearings on Tillerson.” George Bachrach is quoted and identified as “president of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, a nonprofit advocacy organization.” What being a nonprofit has to do with his views is not explained.