Journalism Should Be Fearless

Posted Friday, February 16, 2018 12:45 pm

Bob Moser | CJR

For reporters, it’s surely as close to a Golden Rule as journalism affords: Fear nobody and nothing in your quest to unearth hard truths and afflict the powerful.

Donald Trump’s once-unimaginable matriculation into the White House has given journalists a historic opportunity to demonstrate this fearlessness.

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