A s a reporter, one has to quickly get used to the fact that the government is not a friend. It isn’t an adversary, per se, but it certainly is not predisposed to help the media. If you are one of the few journalists that the government chooses to speak to, you have to remember that the ‘exclusive’ titbits shared with you are still those that the government wants you to know. The real secrets are just that: secrets.

For those not in the government’s favour, dealing with the government is like dealing with a brick wall: you can hammer away trying to get information, but more often than not, it’s you who will be left sore and dejected. Yet, the one thing governments across the country and across time can be relied upon to do is to blow their own trumpets. If they have good news to share, t

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