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By Ted Rall

Rall's your father, right?

I was young and stupid once, too.



"When a reputable newspaper lies, it
poisons the community. Every other
newspaper story becomes suspect.
Anyone stung by a newspaper story feels
emboldened to call it a lie. Facts are not
only impugned but made impotent. . . .
The lie--the fabricated event, the made-up
quote, the fictitious source--is the
nightmare of any respected newsroom.
It is intolerable not only because it
discredits publications but because it
debases communication, and democracy."

The New York Times - April 17, 1981