The Networks Found Themselves Having To Compete

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.

Journalists, Who Are Skeptical To Begin With, Simply Do Not Like To Be Lied To Or Made Fools Of.

No Matter What Name We Give It Or How We Judge It, A Candidate's Character Is Central To Political Reporting Because It Is Central To A Citizen's Decision In Voting.

And What It Depends On, Of Course, Is Whether The Story Itself Is Worth The Ethical Compromise It Requires And Whether The Competition Is Onto The Story.

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