Yes, sort of. I think impartial is a better term than neutral. They are supposed to be the conscience of the politicians, asking the tough questions and not taking sides. It’s okay to challenge elected officials on their stated policies. If they are good policies, the politicians should be able to easily defend them. If they can’t or if they try using “wiggle talk” to avoid answering, they should be challenged further.
Opinion is okay, providing you separate it from the actual news. I remember the news used to have a section for “opinion”. That was where some upper member of the news room could voice an opinion, but it was distinctly noted to be only an opinion.
What we have now is nothing like any of that.