Here's something I wrote in 1994 as president of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE), which was picked up for the Freedom Forum desk calendar for 1995 (April 11).
More than ever, it applies today.
"Business people assume that if we (the press) are not advocates, we are therefore adversaries. We ask the tough questions not because we are opponents, but because the questions need to be asked."
Contrary to what a certain politician claims these days, journalists are not "the enemy of the people." Rather, they are friends, whose duty is to expose lies and to spread truth.
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