My favorite articles on The Slate inevitably revolve around what I think of as a presumption of "journalistic integrity."

Here we have a writer filled with incredulity at the notion that so many journalists have passed off the writing of others as their own, while still keeping their jobs? How can this be? Journalists are supposed to be above reproach, people of pristine character, wise beyond their years, etc.

When will journalists ever learn? They are the ONLY people who believe their is such a thing AS journalistic integrity. The rest of us have pretty much rolled our eyes, and moved on.

ATTENTION ALL "JOURNALISTS." We readers already know you don't have any integrity, so maybe quit pretending this is an issue. It's not....

T.V. news is a mess: there are two principal types of TV journalists working today: (1) Celebrity journalists like those who work at the bug cable news networks and are just looking for a break that will eventually let them anchor a network news show. (2) Propagandists dressed up as newsmen, but principally concerned with promoting an ideology (i.e. Fox News).

But print news isn't nearly so decadent. I think there are plenty of print reporters who still take the enterprise seriously.