Heroes

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The Job of a Reporter

“The job of a reporter is to be the curmudgeon who raises questions that nobody else wants to raise. That’s what the best reporters try to do. Once upon a time, they were thought of as heroes, but today . . . ”

—Frontline, “What’s Happening to the News,” PBS, 2007.

• Editorial Comment: Today? Super-fluous. Super-annuated. Supe-pressed.


PeezPix by Ted Pease

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