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  • Fighting back against the PR presidency - A Washington Post reporter issues a call for defiance

    07/14/2006 1:01:46 PM PDT · by PDR · 28 replies · 1,157+ views
    Nieman Watchdog ^ | July 14, 2006 | Walter Pincus
    By Walter Pincus pincusw@washpost.com Courage in journalism today takes all the obvious, traditional forms -- reporting from a war zone or from a totalitarian country where a reporter's life or safety are issues. In Washington, D.C., where I work, it's a far less dramatic form of courage if a journalist stands up to a government official or a politician who he or she has reason to believe is not telling the truth or living up to his or her responsibilities. But I believe a new kind of courage is needed in journalism in this age of instant news, instant analysis,...