THE NEWS HACK'S CREED:
I know more than you.
I make lots more money than you.
I'm smarter than you.
I'm sexier than you.
I appear on TV all the time.
I work ten minutes a day.
I rule the universe.
I'm going to live forever.
You are an idiot.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 2:
A lie isn't a lie when it tells THE TRUTH.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 3:
I've come to realize that the looseness of the journalistic life, the seeming laxity of the newsroom, is an illusion. Yes, there's informality and there's humor, but beneath the surface lies something deadly serious. It is a code. Sometimes the code is not even written down, but it is deeply believed in. And, when violated, it is enforced with tribal ferocity.
--JOHN "OMERTA" CARROLL.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 4:
News isn't news when we don't report it.
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I believe that the human instinct for reciprocity -- to respond positively to those who treat us well and negatively to those who treat us poorly -- is generally a sufficient basis for a moral and social order. Private business transactions and contracts, reinforced by reciprocity, can induce a virtuous cycle of increased ethical behavior, greater rewards for ethical behavior, and better institutional arrangements.
TRANSLATION: Business relationships guarantee ethical behavior.
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