The Written Tone And The Spoken Tone

As Electronic Journalism Came To Be Evaluated For Its Cost Effectiveness, The Network World Began Breaking Up.

The Relationship Between Press And Politician - Protected By The Constitution And Designed To Be Happily Adversarial - Becomes Sour, Raw And Confrontational.

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

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.

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