As electronic journalism came to be evaluated for its cost effectiveness, the network world began breaking up. Roger Mudd beginbreakcost Change image and share on social
In exchange for power, influence, command and a place in history, a president gives up the bulk of his privacy. Roger Mudd bulkcommandexchange Change image and share on social
The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational. Roger Mudd adversarialconfrontationalconstitution Change image and share on social
Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of. Roger Mudd beginfooljournalist Change image and share on social
Given what the media have put the country through this past decade, it must come as a surprise to most Americans that the press has a code of ethics. Roger Mudd americancodecountry Change image and share on social
No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to a citizen's decision in voting. Roger Mudd candidatecentralcharacter Change image and share on social
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance. Roger Mudd decadeimpingejournalistic Change image and share on social
Most journalists now believe that a person's privacy zone gets smaller and smaller as the person becomes more and more powerful. Roger Mudd journalistpersonpowerful Change image and share on social
The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience. Roger Mudd audiencebalkanizedcompete Change image and share on social
Sexual behavior was also generally considered off limits. Roger Mudd behaviorconsidergenerally Change image and share on social