"honest examination" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe someone's thorough and direct assessment of a situation or event. For example, "We conducted an honest examination of the evidence to determine exactly what had happened."
Good media coverage and honest examination of complex issues are not mutually exclusive.
We need an honest examination of why we have kept such a white-knuckled hold on our children's lives.
However, the unflinchingly honest examination of grief, anger, familial obligation, and love gives the novel a compelling emotional core.
The connection is so strong that any honest examination of cool must have black men at its center.
But in the end, Hampl's honest examination of her own life makes "The Florist's Daughter" a wonder of a memoir.
"A thorough and honest examination of the company's leadership and artistic profile is what is called for," the letter says.
No one can know for sure whether the Party could survive an honest public examination of just a few hours of its history in 1989, when the Army slaughtered hundreds of student protesters and others as it rolled toward Tiananmen Square.
Democrats might approach this moment with an attitude of humility and honest self-examination.
What I hope is honest self-examination leads me to answer yes to the last question.
Now some of these individuals and organizations are undergoing honest self-examination to assess whether they are still passionate about the work.
In moments of ruthlessly honest self-examination -- moments I have always tried to keep to an absolute minimum -- I have to admit that I'm still not certain how I would have made that call on the spelling of potato.
