Carl Bernstein's remarks on the media losing the public trust. [View All]

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Daily Howler pointed out this recent Carl Bernstein speech in his post today. Pay particular attention to the first audio link: "On how journalists can best serve the public good." It is dead on!

Kudos to Carl Bernstein and to Bob Somerby of http://www.dailyhowler.com for bringing this to our attention!

http://www.ljworld.com/section/citynews/storypr/202103

Watergate journalist says media losing public's trust

By Dave Ranney, Journal-World

Saturday, April 16, 2005

One of the nation's most renowned journalists on Friday accused his profession of squandering the public trust.

"You can't serve the public good without the truth as a bottom line," said Carl Bernstein, the former Washington Post reporter who, along with Bob Woodward, broke and covered the Watergate scandal, which resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon.


Too often, Bernstein said, the ever-escalating quest for profits has replaced the profession's obligation to seek "the best obtainable version of the truth."