The Written Tone And The Spoken Tone

The Written Tone And The Spoken Tone Change And The Reporters' Disbelief In The Veracity Of The Government Spreads To The Readers And The Viewers.

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

The Ethics Of Editorial Judgement, However, Began To Go Though A Sea Change During The Late 1970s And 80s When The Carter And Reagan Administrations De-regulated The Television Industry.

The Relationship Between Press And Politician - Protected By The Constitution And Designed To Be Happily Adversarial - Becomes Sour, Raw And Confrontational.

The Networks Found Themselves Having To Compete For An Increasingly Balkanized Audience.