:08:01
But only one calls itself ''the in-flight
magazine of Air Force One.''
:08:05
And that's the thrill
of working at The New Republic.
:08:08
You're underpaid,
the hours are brutal,
:08:11
but what you write gets read
by people who matter.
:08:14
Presidents, lawmakers-- your work
can actually influence public policy.
:08:19
That's--
that's an amazing privilege,
:08:21
and a huge responsibility.
:08:25
l'm sorry.
They don't want to hear
:08:26
the whole ''journalistic
responsibility'' speech-- do you?
:08:30
You just want to know how to get
your name in print, right?
:08:34
:08:36
That sounds familiar.
Okay.
:08:40
Let me take you through the life
of your typical piece
:08:43
so you can see
what some of the hurdles are.
:08:45
We'll use one l wrote last year,
:08:48
about a bunch of Young Republicans
at a Conservatives' convention.
:08:50
Now, journalism is about
pursuing the truth.
:08:55
And l would never encourage you
to do anything sneaky or dishonest
:08:58
in pursuit of a story,
such as assuming a phony identity.
:09:07
l don't know, man. lt seemed like
a pretty good turnout to me.
:09:10
No, man.
Conservatism is dead.
:09:14
- Dead?
- We're lost.
:09:16
Damn straight.
:09:18
On a story like that,
your notes are crucial.
:09:21
You have to record
everything you see and hear.
:09:23
Every quote, every detail...
:09:26
all the way down
to the mini-bottles in the fridge.
:09:28
We're like this guy
who has to pee,
:09:31
lost in the desert,
looking for a tree.
:09:34
That's true.
Completely true.
:09:40
You guys know what
you're shopping for, right?
:09:43
Yeah, totally.
:09:45
Get us a real ''heifer.''
The fatter the better.
:09:49
Bad acne would be a bonus.
:09:51
Let's do it!
:09:53