The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - … - Roger Mudd

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Were it necessary to bring a majority into a comprehension of the libertarian philosophy, the cause of liberty would be utterly hopeless. Every significant movement in history has been led by one or just a few individuals with a small minority of energetic supporters.

Roger Mudd

The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational.

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No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to a citizen's decision in voting.

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Most journalists now believe that a person's privacy zone gets smaller and smaller as the person becomes more and more powerful.

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Given what the media have put the country through this past decade, it must come as a surprise to most Americans that the press has a code of ethics.

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Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of.

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The ethics of editorial judgement, however, began to go though a sea change during the late 1970s and 80s when the Carter and Reagan Administrations de-regulated the television industry.

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