Dan Rather spoke on journalistic integrity this calendar week at the South by Southwest conference in Austin , TX and let the interview lie with his thoughts on such subjects as reporters getting in bottom with beginning and becoming shills of the very the great unwashed they are supposed to be reporting on . Now , using quotes from his speech , let ’s play a biz of one of these thing is not like the other . Can you break up the inverted comma that made us do a double - take ?
A. “ In recent years , the nexus between powerful journalist and multitude of corporate world power has become far too close . ”
B. “ What we need in news media is a spine transplant . ”
C. “ A great deal of the time , a source is using the newsperson , and vice versa . As before long as the source begins to feel the newsman can be pulled in and be part of the squad , he ’s go too far . ”
D. “ take heed , you ’ve been a terrific audience , and if you ’ll indulge me , I ’d like to check off a few of my notes . First , a hack for high-definition television , for whom I ’m mold now . ”
Seriously , Dan ? Seriously ?
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