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When journalists cover themselves
Do the right thing–like the president
By Jonathan Zimmerman who teaches history and education at New York University
Published November 18, 2005
On Wednesday we discovered that Bob Woodward of The Washington Post knew about CIA agent Valerie Plame before syndicated columnist Robert Novak disclosed her identity.
And this fact was revealed by reporters inside The Washington Post! That might be the biggest scandal of all. Now that the Post and other news organizations have become such big parts of the CIA leak story, they need to refrain from reporting on their own behavior.
Why? For the same reason that the White House appointed special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to investigate the case. You simply can’t expect people who work inside an institution to report impartially about mistakes and malfeasance by their friends and co-workers.
When journalists cover themselves
Do the right thing–like the president
By Jonathan Zimmerman who teaches history and education at New York University
Published November 18, 2005
On Wednesday we discovered that Bob Woodward of The Washington Post knew about CIA agent Valerie Plame before syndicated columnist Robert Novak disclosed her identity.
And this fact was revealed by reporters inside The Washington Post! That might be the biggest scandal of all. Now that the Post and other news organizations have become such big parts of the CIA leak story, they need to refrain from reporting on their own behavior.
Why? For the same reason that the White House appointed special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to investigate the case. You simply can’t expect people who work inside an institution to report impartially about mistakes and malfeasance by their friends and co-workers.
