reporting “just the facts” — as they are presented by the government

One of the most troubling developments in the United States today is that its media model — once the beacon of the world — is ssentially broken. The relationship between the rulers and reporters has become
all too cozy. In addition, many reporters, especially in Washington, D.C., are too focused on reporting “just the facts” — as they are presented by the government... --Stephan Richter,
http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=3384

...Soon enough, a senior Pentagon official joins the round. I cherish the opportunity to ask him a couple of — admittedly critical and inquisitive — questions. Puzzled, he replies: “Why are you asking all these questions? Aren’t journalists just supposed to report the facts?” Welcome to the modern world of Washington media. And if you believe that the attitude of this Bush official is not characteristic of his administration’s handling of the media, then you are in for a real surprise. For what is truly shocking about the state of the U.S. media today is that, to an amazing extent, the belief to restrict themselves to the facts — as they are provided by the government — is willingly accepted by the mainstream U.S. media.
Spin around the clock ...The U.S. media model works beautifully: For the governing, that is — not the governed … <snip>

from: http://www.kausfiles.com/
“I've hung out with Bush-haters, and I've hung out with Clinton-haters, and I would side with Lowry in the uncalibrated, rough-equivalence camp. Maybe marginally fewer Bush-haters accuse Bush personally of ordering Mafia-style murders--but the night is young.”
MWO Comment “It's ridiculous hyperbole to accuse Bush of ordering Mafia-style murders when there is no evidence any of them have been carried out "Mafia-style." "
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