It was only a couple of people who cheered and they, thankfully, are not among the people who get a say in news play. But obviously news staff shouldn't be cheering or jeering the day's news, particularly as Boardman points out, 'when we have an outside guest in the room.'
They are, however, dispassionate professionals who wouldn't dream of letting their non-existent bias creep into their work. Or so they are constantly assuring us. Fortunately it seems to be quite rare.
Joe Scarborough has pulled back the curtain on the liberal bias at MSNBC, describing an incident in which people in its newsroom ceaselessly booed President Bush during a State of the Union address.
Maybe not that rare. I remember vividly a female CBC regional anchor bursting into delighted laughter on-air when the NDP did much better than expected in a provincial election.
Among sports reporters, it's still considered an extreme faux pas to cheer on the home team from the press box. It's nice to see that some corners of the media retain some semblance of integrity.