Media As PR vs. Objective Reporting

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THE WASHINGTON 'PR'ESS CORPS

 

http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=3384

 

" The U.S. media model works beautifully: For the governing, that is

-- not the governed, " writes Stephan Richter for the Globalist.

 

" 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. ...

 

In most countries around the world, journalists choose their profession with a

proud claim that they are part of a permanent opposition.

 

They act as a checks-and-balances mechanism for those in power -- and ask vital

questions concerning the nation's future. It is high time for many

in the U.S. media establishment to reconsider their establishment-enhancing

ways.

 

The media must once again learn to be critical. "

 

SOURCE: The Globalist, August 22, 2003

 

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