Keep them on side
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="side">side</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="Journalists">Journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="adverse">adverse</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="organisations">organisations</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="side">side</span>?</p><p><span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="cultivate">cultivate</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="executives">executives</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="Journalists">Journalists</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executives">executives</span>? <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="there">there</span>?</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="covet">covet</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="Close">Close</span>, <span word="trusting">trusting</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scoop">scoop</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="first">first</span>), <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="scoop">scoop</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="have">have</span>).</p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="biased">biased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="untrue">untrue</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="light">light</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rumor">rumor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>.</p>
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