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To: Norm Lenhart

Without these five basics of Journalism, you should trust nothing you read.

I was an editor once too. From firsthand experience, I know that even the "five basics" can be manipulated in a variety of ways.

I trust NOTHING I read.

NOTHING!

4 posted on 05/17/2012 4:32:08 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)

To: Flycatcher

Yup. If a reporter tells you water is wet, stick your head in the rain to be sure.

6 posted on 05/17/2012 4:34:06 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart

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