"Maybe they were once, when you wrote real news without resorting to one step above libel." It infuriated him, the way she smirked and sat there as if she had the moral superiority. He knew he had hit a wral spot though, and clamped down on the instinct to apologize, to make her feel better. That time was over.
He snorted. "I know better than to believe one word out of your mouth." He could see the headline as well, and he could see the looks on his superiors faces as they fired him. "Make a retraction Rita, say your source turned out to be false, because the last thing we need is the public tonlose faith in the Aurors because you need to sell papers." He ran a hand over his head. "Or Hell, go through the proper sources in the department and get a real story. Just stop twisting and making things up to make life exciting or whatever the bloody fuck you're trying to do."