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Hagbard Celine said:Because it's a reporter's job to stand in the stead of the average citizen. That means asking any and all questions relevant to an issue so that the whole story, not just the polished, PR version is printed for the public record.
If reporters didn't ask questions and investigate, we'd all be at the mercy of PR officials.
If they are supposed to stand in the stead of the average citizen, then why dont they ask questions the average citizen would. I can promise you that the average citizen is not wondering why VP Cheney decided to help his friend get medical attention instead of immediately notifying the media and the average citizen is not wondering if the VP will resign because the average citizen is not stupid enough to wonder that.