In Dealing With Politicians, More Journalists Need to Become Predators, Not Pets

Dylan Byers writes:

…with every election cycle, campaigns are further battening down the hatches, setting precedents of media control that ultimately render the media powerless to do anything but wait at the mercy of a scripted quote, like dogs waiting for scraps.

He’s right. And I think it’s far beyond time for journalists to stop begging for access, and compromising their reporting for access - because access isn’t necessary. “Insiders” are servants who are...