This situation, nevertheless, does not seem to have impeded broadcasting. U.S. colleagues are assisted by legal and constitutional protection. This advantage has its problems. We don't suffer from the canker of self-importance. The media should be outside casting a quizzical and critical eye.
Journalism is still a disreputable trade here.
I reach for my revolver when I hear about it as a profession. We are not the same as lawyers, doctors and accountants. We should not be regulated. A number of things struck me while writing this article. There was agreement by American and British journalists about the provocative style of British broadcast journalists versus the bland and deferential U.S. version.