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Roger Mudd Biography

Journalist

Roger Mudd is an accomplished American journalist, born on February 9, 1928. He has had a career spanning over fifty years in the news industry, known for his in-depth investigative reporting and fair reporting style.

Country Past Given Media Ethics Presses Surprise Decades Code Code Of Ethics

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“Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of.”

Made Fool Journalist Lied Skeptical

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“For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance.”

Performances Decades Officials Norm Private Life Journalistic Public Officials

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“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.”

Giving Matter Character Political House Names Decision Judging Citizens No Matter What Candidates Voting

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“As electronic journalism came to be evaluated for its cost effectiveness, the network world began breaking up.”

World Cost Journalism Break Up Effectiveness

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“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.”

Stories Courses Depends Competition Compromise Ethical

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“Most journalists now believe that a person's privacy zone gets smaller and smaller as the person becomes more and more powerful.”

Believe Persons Powerful Journalist Privacy Zone

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“But the time has come for journalists to acknowledge that a zone of privacy does exist.”

Doe Journalist Acknowledge Privacy Zone

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“In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy.”

Giving President Influence Giving Up Command Privacy

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“The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience.”

Found Audience Competition

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“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.”

Government Written Reader Spread Tone Reporters Viewers Disbelief Veracity

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“The ethics of editorial judgement, however, began to go though a sea change during the late 1970s and 80s when the Carter and Reagan Administrations de-regulated the television industry.”

Sea Television Industry Late Ethics Administration Judgement 80s Carter Editorials Sea Change Television Industry

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“The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational.”

Relationship Politician Constitution Presses Protected Sour

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About the Author

Born: February 9, 1928
Known for: Journalist
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