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As Electronic Journalism Came To Be Evaluated For Its Cost Effectiveness, The Network World Began Breaking Up.

No Matter What Name We Give It Or How We Judge It, A Candidate's Character Is Central To Political Reporting Because It Is Central To A Citizen's Decision In Voting.

The Relationship Between Press And Politician - Protected By The Constitution And Designed To Be Happily Adversarial - Becomes Sour, Raw And Confrontational.

For Decades, The Journalistic Norm Had Been That The Private Lives Of Public Officials Remained Private Unless That Life Impinged On Public Performance.

In Exchange For Power, Influence, Command And A Place In History, A President Gives Up The Bulk Of His Privacy.