In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy.
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 dec… - Roger Mudd
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 dec…
- Roger Mudd
Most journalists now believe that a person's privacy zone gets smaller and smaller as the person becomes more and more powerful. - Roger Mudd
Most journalists now believe that a person's privacy zone gets smaller and smaller as the person becomes more and more powerful.
In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy. - Roger Mudd
And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the st… - Roger Mudd
And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the st…
The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters' disbelief in the veracity of the government spreads to the readers and the viewers. - Roger Mudd
The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters' disbelief in the veracity of the government spreads to the readers and the viewers.
Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of. - Roger Mudd
Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of.
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performan… - Roger Mudd
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performan…
The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience. - Roger Mudd
The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience.
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. - Roger Mudd
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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