For weeks, said Mr. Ross, NBC producers and executives had declined to comment for his piece. Then, last Wednesday, NBC News president Steve Capus had publicly questioned Mr. Ross’ motives in an interview with USA Today. “I chalk this up to the usual network silly competitiveness, in a territory that deserves much more of a serious handling,” Mr. Capus told the paper. “The competitive wars right now are at a very high level. That’s fueling this.”
To NYTV, Mr. Ross batted down Capus’s implication. “Implicit in that was that we’re all in a club and we shouldn’t criticize or report on each other,” said Mr. Ross. “I don’t think that’s the way you should operate. It’s like the blue wall of silence with cops.”
The rest of the piece...
As I have always said, it is not "Us" vs "Them." It must be "Us" versus bad reporting, abuse of power, and sloppy arrogance, whether it comes from a corporation, a studio, a media outlet, or a colleague. We do not become journalists to tell part of the truth.
And as is said in American Gangster, if you "turn in that kind of money," the other cops won't trust you. They think you are the kind of cop who turns in other cops who take money (illegally). Cops kill cops they don't trust.
Of course, when policing your fellow police, you do have to check yourself and your motives... often. You have to challenge yourself. And when you fail - and we all do - you have to be willing to eat your pride and take the hit.
But at least you can look in the mirror and be horrified only by new lines and soft spots... and not a rotted soul.
Read the complete post at http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/archives/2007/09/agreed.html