I posted it at the end of a thread that had run its course and thought it offered insight into the freedom of the press perspective of some of our community:
This perspective comes from a story I heard told told by the famous Washington Post investigative columnist, Jack Anderson:
I met (then Secy of State) Henry Kissinger coming off of his plane from the Paris Peace Talks (negotiating the end to the war in Vietnam). And I said, "Henry are you going to visit any of the great night spots in Washington now that you are back." To which Henry replied, "Are there any great night spots in Washington?". So of course I reported, the first question Henry Kissinger asked after landing at Andrews Air Force base was , "Are there any great night spots in Washington?".
The point being, just because our press is free and because what gets reported becomes news, doesn't mean it really is news.
Loyal
This perspective comes from a story I heard told told by the famous Washington Post investigative columnist, Jack Anderson:
I met (then Secy of State) Henry Kissinger coming off of his plane from the Paris Peace Talks (negotiating the end to the war in Vietnam). And I said, "Henry are you going to visit any of the great night spots in Washington now that you are back." To which Henry replied, "Are there any great night spots in Washington?". So of course I reported, the first question Henry Kissinger asked after landing at Andrews Air Force base was , "Are there any great night spots in Washington?".
The point being, just because our press is free and because what gets reported becomes news, doesn't mean it really is news.
Loyal
