The best thing about American journalism is that anyone can do it. No license, no training. If Rachel Carson wants to write Silent Spring or Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed, they can do that. No one would ask them for their reporter’s permit.
You don’t get the right to pick and choose rights. If we all have rights, they need to be protected. If we don’t, don’t expect people to care when your rights are violated…
Probably not, but fun to see some spine once in a while.
Daily Kos :: WH reporter Revolt! Scottie Mc C’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Q: With respect, who made you the editor of Newsweek? Do you think it’s appropriate for you, at that podium, speaking with the authority of the President of the United States, to tell an American magazine what they should print?
MR. McCLELLAN: I’m not telling them. I’m saying that we would encourage them to help –
