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Fool a journalist once, shame on you, fool a journalist again and you have your ticket to media fame and fortune. The relationship between a journalist and a source is not unlike the courtship between a self conscious girl and...

“Having money isn't everything not having it is” – Kanye West Journalists go into journalism knowing they probably won’t be able to buy that dream house, take that exotic cruise or pay off those student loans with their day jobs...

In a lot of ways, America’s favorite fast food joint and the country’s largest newspaper have a lot in common. You know both are bad for you, but you can’t resist helping yourself to a serving of each. Both distract...

Journalists are a finicky bunch. What may be considered news on Monday won’t even get a second glance on Tuesday. A hometown hero is usurped for when the latest pandemic strikes. However, in the fast paced world of the 24-hour...

Every day, journalists make critical editorial decisions - which angle to take in a political story, which sources to quote and misquote, which emails from their editors to ignore and which group of people to piss off more in a...

In a single day on the job, a typical journalist will go from a budget meeting where the attire is unpressed khakis and coffee stained ties to a meetings with elected officials who wear pretentious alligator dress shoes and tie...

He’s at every city council meeting. At school board meetings, there is a seat reserved for him, even though he’s never had a kid in school. And he’s the one fanning the flames behind every scandal, uproar and complaint. And...

Certain codes of ethics prevent journalists from swooning over the politicians, policy makers and celebrities they rub shoulders while reporting the news. While on the clock, journalists are expected to act in a professional manner when sitting across from public...

Ask any respected journalists who their news anchor idols are and you’ll get reputable names like Cronkite, Murrow, Jennings, Koppel. Well, at least publicly. But ask any journalist who their favorite anchor is after a beer or two and you’re...

There is a riff dividing journalists, one that is threatening to rip the journalism world apart. No, it’s not Craigslist or hyperlinks. Those are doing more than just mere threatening journalism. For the most part, journalists live and think as...

Contrary to popular opinion, journalists are not superheroes. They do not have super strength, can’t read minds or stop time. Hell, most of the time they can’t even get through gridlock traffic to cover the accident causing said traffic. Superman...

There are certain news sources that are so revered, so respected, so prolific that, like Prince or Madonna, they are simply identified by a lone moniker. Examples of such iconic news sources include: The Times, The Post, The BBC and...

While the life of a journalist can be described as glamorous (mostly by other journalists) the natural habitat of journalists unfortunately cannot be described as such. Day in and day out, journalists go from press conferences with beige walls to...