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Category: Ben Bradlee

You never monkey with the truth.

Monkey, You, Never

A moment from another world! Imagine a reporter dictating an exclusive story, a lead story, sourced from the President of the United States, from a telephone just off the White House dance floor to the strains of Lester Lanin’s dance band.

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Cherchez la femme” is good advice for investigative reporters. “Follow the money” is even better advice.

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But journalists thrive on not knowing exactly what the future holds. That’s part of the excitement. Something interesting, something important, will happen somewhere, as sure as God made sour apples, and a good aggressive newspaper will become part of that something.

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