Fear Rules Almost Every Newsroom In The

In Dealing With The Press, Do Yourself A Favor, Stick With One Of Three Responses: (a) I Know And I Can Tell You; (b) I Know And I Can't Tell You; (c) I Don't Know.

I Don't Back Down. I Don't Cave When The Pressure Gets Too Great From These Partisan Political Ideological Forces.

As Someone Who's Been Covering Presidential Campaigns Since The 1950s, I Have No Delusions About Political Reporting. Candidates Bargaining Access To Get The Kind Of News Coverage They Want Is Nothing New.

Have You Ever Had Any Anger About President Bush - Who Spent His Time During The Vietnam War In The National Guard - Running, In Effect, A Campaign That Does Its Best To Diminish Your Service In Vietnam? You Have To Be At Least Irritated By That, Or Have You Been?

It's The Old Shell Game.