American - Journalist | October 31, 1931 -
Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?
Dan Rather
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And now the sequence of events in no particular order.
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Start-ups like UniversityNow, a network of low-cost, online colleges, allows students to work at their own pace and pay a few hundred dollars a month for a degree.
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I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.
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There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever.
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I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.
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I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.
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And for whatever reason I've loved the news since I can remember. I loved it when I was in elementary school.
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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.
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I respect and empathize with reporters and editors who must compete in today's environment. And I know full well that when I've been covering campaigns, which I still do, I've made my mistakes and have been far from perfect.
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If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle.
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The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.
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