The Networks Found Themselves Having To Compete

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.

The Networks Found Themselves Having To Compete For An Increasingly Balkanized Audience.

Most Journalists Now Believe That A Person's Privacy Zone Gets Smaller And Smaller As The Person Becomes More And More Powerful.

For Decades, The Journalistic Norm Had Been That The Private Lives Of Public Officials Remained Private Unless That Life Impinged On Public Performance.

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.