McClatchy Bureau Chief Reveals Dirty Secrets

Earlier in the week James Asher, McClatchy’s Washington Bureau Chief made an unexpected declaration at an award’s ceremony that the news service will not tolerate any quote sanitizing by government officials. On Thursday in a summation called “On Washington Journalism” Asher commented on the practice further, calling out WaPo and NYT for not yet taking firm stands on the matter.

But Asher says this isn’t the only dirty secret of Washington journalism.

An excerpt:

During the height of the U.S.

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