WPCNR THE MUCKRAKER'S NOTEBOOK. May 21, 2008: Time to recharge the reporter's batteries with a priceless slug of linotype they don't teach you in J-School -- the sad truth that the most respectable officials and leaders lie to people and reporters on an hourly basis – and those who think what they see on television and read in the mainstream press is how reporting should be done.
In times like these, over a Gin Gimlet and savoring a Lucky, WPCNR turns to The Muckraker’s Notebook for inspiration to keep on going in the fight for truth, justice and the American Way, from famous reporters of the past, not all of whom ever existed, but should have. Today's reading for you cub reporters out there comes from the most glamourous and gutsy reporter of them all -- Superman's Girl Friend, nosy, nervy reporter-to-die-for, the one, the only, Lois Lane:
"There are three rules in journalism -- believe none of what you hear, half of what you see and everything you write." Lois Lane, Star Reporter, The Daily Planet
Illustration of Ms. Lane, (c) 2004. DC Comics The DC Comics Encyclopedia. From the WPCNR Collection
Note: Many of the sayings in The Muckraker's Notebook have been collected by Tom Henderson who is Managing Editor of the Polk County Itemizer-Observer in Dallas, Oregon, who wrote the article, Everything I Need to Know About Journalism I Learned from Superman (And Other ComicBooks). You can see the complete article of Mr. Henderson’s on http://ijpc.org/comicbooks%20tom%20henderson.htm
