Machiavelli isn't necessarily defending or recommending this behavior; he's just reporting the facts.

马基雅弗利并不一定是在推崇这些做法，或者为之辩解；他只是实话实说。

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Just reporting the news makes you just another journalist.

仅仅报道新闻只是让你成为又一个记者。

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Having digital at the core and not just reporting to the Communications Manager or Fundraising Director was significant.

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This means more than just reporting back on dollars and cents.

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Nonetheless, NHK is to be credited for running this series, and not just reporting the gloom and doom, but also some possible solutions and new thinking.

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