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MineralMan

(146,288 posts)

8. No, but reporters generally try not to be the story.

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2020, 01:07 PM

May 2020

That's part of the traditional ethics of journalism. As a journalist, you are supposed to report the story, but not be the subject of the story.

Maintaining objectivity and keeping yourself out of the story is the tradition.

So, that's what's happening there.

It can be a problem when the person you're reporting on is a dishonest person.

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