Success Stories M ost journalists would rather uncover something than cover it. Secret information takes on importance it may not deserve, simply because it has been secret.
News often is colored by the framework established by a leaker whose personal agenda remains hidden.
The late I.F. Stone was admired for his exclusives, but few journalists today copy his methods. He found them by poring over government documents that were available to the public. The problem is, most of it isn't true. Positive, openly available news is very hard to peg in today's news culture. As they search for outrages to unveil, both the contemporary press and the radio talk show commentators often overlook much of what is actually going on in American politics today.