Curley: Always on lookout for liars

Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley and Assistant City Editor Jonathan Brunt work on newspaper election coverage layouts. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

A few years ago, I began answering that fairly benign question differently.

“I get paid to tell the truth.”

I work with a whole bunch of people who can answer the exact same way.

Oh sure, we make mistakes. And when we do, we correct them.

That’s a key difference between what some people call fake news and what is actually news published by a legitimate news organization. An error is an error. Trustworthy news sources acknowledge errors and publish corrections.

The Spokesman-Review runs its corrections on Page 2. We run way more than we’d like. But we’re also honest about them.

So, let’s get back to the truth. I’ve wanted to be a journalist since the third grade. That’s the way most journalists feel about their job.

It’s not a career. It’s a calling/ Editor Rob Curley , SR. More here.