Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of. — Roger Mudd
The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly balkanized audience. — Roger Mudd
And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires — Roger Mudd
As electronic journalism came to be evaluated for its cost effectiveness, the network world began breaking up. — Roger Mudd
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private. — Roger Mudd
In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy. — 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
No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate’s character is central to political — Roger Mudd
The ethics of editorial judgement, however, began to go though a sea change during the late 1970s and — Roger Mudd
The relationship between press and politician – protected by the constitution and designed to be happily adversarial — Roger Mudd
The written tone and the spoken tone change and the reporters’ disbelief in the veracity of the government — Roger Mudd
Given what the media have put the country through this past decade, it must come as a surprise to most americans — Roger Mudd
