No “Club” For News Hounds

By Chris Ariens 

This morning on CNN’s Reliable Sources, Howie Kurtz talked with ABC’s chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross about Friday night’s 20/20 investigation into NBC’s Dateline.

Kurtz: “Is it healthy for one news organization to investigate the practices of another news organization? Should we see more of that?”

Ross: “Well, I don’t think it should be a club where we protect each other, if that is the alternative. I think sometimes it is important to take a hard look at issues that are out there and we shouldn’t hesitate. I don’t think we go out of our ways to go after people who would be considered our competitors, but if the story is important enough, we should.”

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