Journalists getting personal

Sandy davidson is a woman with a great deal of experience when it comes to politics and journalism. She attended the Democratic National Convention with some students during the first few weeks of school. While she was there she had access to a number of places where the common person could not go. Nowadays journalists such as professor Davidson have access to a lot of places and information than they did in the past. Journalists, such as the ones covering the Democratic National Convention have much more free reign then they did only a few years ago. The politicians are under constant surveillance and scrutiny. Their personal lives are now broadcast to millions of people, whether they want in to be or not. 

This free reign by the journalists has gone unchecked ever since the supreme court decided that politicians willingly volunteer their private information when they become politicians. It is my personal belief that journalists often go too far when the are trying to dig up dirt on politicians. I agree that some aspects of a politicians personal life may get in the way of him/her doing their job. These aspects of their personal lives should be reported on and scandal should be held in check. Journalists often create false accusations and try ruin a politicians reputation. They then turn around and say that they did not mean to, or did not understand what they were doing. This kind of reporting and slandering must be stopped. 

That said, journalists as a whole do a very good job of deciding what is important to report on and what is not. It is generally a good thing that journalists tare allowed into the lives of the people that are running for government positions. This allowed the press to keep corruption in check and be the "watch dogs" of society. Politicians are held accountable for their actions a lot more now than they were just a little while ago. This is a good thing, as activities such as dealings between the mob and politicians are minimized . The press needs to have access to politicians personal lives. If the make a mistake that ruins someone's career or life, however, they need to be held accountable.