“If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism.”
Full disclosure of truth in journalism can endanger lives, making truth a scarce, risky commodity.
In simple terms: Truth can be dangerous for journalists.
Journalistic truth carries personal and societal risk.
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Sometimes withholding certain facts protects greater public safety.
