在杜鲁门和艾森豪威尔的年代,美国的记者往往视自己为华盛顿政治圈的一分子,对官员、议员比较信任,不会事事挑剔、批评。尤其是当时冷战方兴未艾,他们自觉与白宫在外交问题上配合,为白宫保密,尽量不使其尴尬,并认为这是爱国的表现,不像今天的记者总觉得有一些东西政客隐瞒甚至哄骗了他们。 In the days of Truman and Eisenhower, U.S. reporters often regarded themselves as part of Washington’s political circle, trusted officials and legislators, and were not critical and critical of everything. In particular, when the Cold War was in the ascendant, they consciously cooperated with the White House on diplomatic issues, kept the White House secret, did not embarrassed it as much as possible and regarded it as a manifestation of patriotism. Unlike today’s journalists, some journalists always feel that some politicians have concealed and even deceived them .