Undercover Reporting Discouraged - Frank Sutherland - The Nashville Tennessean

"The Practice Usually is Not Necessary to Get a Story"

Byline: Frank Sutherland; 1999-07-01; The Nashville Tennessean; 

During brainstorming sessions, I became known as the representative of lying, cheating and stealing. Not that I have done that a lot, but in undercover reporting in the past, The Tennessean has used deceptive practices. We acknowledged those deceptive practices to our readers, but still misrepresented ourselves to get the story.