Most Journalists Now Believe That

For Decades, The Journalistic Norm Had Been That The Private Lives Of Public Officials Remained Private Unless That Life Impinged On Public Performance.

In Exchange For Power, Influence, Command And A Place In History, A President Gives Up The Bulk Of His Privacy.

Most Journalists Now Believe That A Person's Privacy Zone Gets Smaller And Smaller As The Person Becomes More And More Powerful.

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

Given What The Media Have Put The Country Through This Past Decade, It Must Come As A Surprise To Most Americans That The Press Has A Code Of Ethics.