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“I love Burroughs. He’s like a metal desk. He’s like a still, and...”
– Tom Waits
Jim Lehrer's Rules about Journalism →
Do nothing I cannot defend.
Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me.
Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story.
Assume the viewer is as smart and as caring and as good a person as I am.
Assume the same about all people on whom I report.
Assume personal lives are a private matter, until a legitimate turn in the story...
