. >> you would google nixon's secret font and it would be there. >> this is yale. >> yes. that somehow the internet was a magic lantern that led up all events. they went on to say, and in fact, the political environment would be so different that nixon wouldn't be believed and all the bloggers and tweeters would be in the lather and nixon would resign in a week or two weeks after watergate. now, this is you know, i have attempted to apply some corrective information to them. but the basic point is, the truth of what goes on is not on the internet. it can supplement, it can help vastly, the truth resides with people. human sources. and that you have to find a way to build the relationship of trust with human sources who -- that will tell you okay, this is what really goes on. and you learn time and time again in journalism, and it's -- it is a cold shower believe me, you do a couple of interviews with somebody and think i'm really getting there. and you say well, you know, i've got some time, i'll go back for a third, a fourth, a fifth. and then you realize on the eighth in

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them like you would google nixon's secret funds, and it would be there. that somehow the internet was the magic lantern that lit up all events, and they went on to say that the political environment would be so different that nixon would not be believed, and all the bloggers and tweeters would be in a lather and nixon would resign in a week or two weeks. i attempted to apply some corrective information to them, but the basic point is the truth of what goes on is not on the internet. it can supplement. it can help vastly. the truth resides with people. human sources, and that you have to find a way to build the relationship of trust with human sources that will tell you, "ok, this is what really goes on. you learn time and time again in journalism. it is a cold shower, believe me. you do a couple of interviews with somebody and think you are really getting somewhere. you say you have time, and decide you will go back for a third, fourth, fifth, and you realize on the eighth interview, you start getting the real story of what is going on. so i think if ther