Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on the people's vanity, ignorance, or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.

Janet Malcolm

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Media criticism Journalism

Author

Janet Malcolm

Source

The Journalist and the Murderer The New Yorker

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Malcolm, Janet. "The Journalist and the Murderer." The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 1989 - 20 Mar. 1989.

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William J. Brennan, Jr.
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
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