Article: Sleeping with the enemy.(WORDS IMAGES)(journalistic ethics)

THE PROBLEM IS AS OLD as an ancient messenger censoring the news to gain favor from a member of an influential family, and it has plagued conscientious journalists throughout the centuries. How do you cover a story, warts and all, when the individuals involved are people you rely on to get future stories?

It is a fine line most reporters have to walk--reporting the news without offending the sources who give the reporter the news. The most obvious examples are sportswriters who cover the home team. They must be very careful not to offend management or the players because, if they do, their sources will dry up and they will have great difficulty getting any decent stories. ...

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