BoogyMan
10-06-2014, 05:34 PM
Interesting. The media has readily and with fervor given up their objectivity in aid of providing cover for and an excuse for every dishonest action taken by this and other administrations. Now that they are a "taken for granted" entity by the government they are getting concerned that they no longer will be considered a relevant entity. They are correct.
New York Times investigative reporter and author James Risen on Sunday said it is critical journalists continue to expose government activities, despite a crackdown on the press by the U.S. in the name of national security.
“Journalists have no choice but to fight back because if they don’t, they will become irrelevant,” Risen said. “I know what Elijah Lovejoy did.” (http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/10/05/risen-journalists-must-fight-or-become-irrelevant/)
New York Times investigative reporter and author James Risen on Sunday said it is critical journalists continue to expose government activities, despite a crackdown on the press by the U.S. in the name of national security.
“Journalists have no choice but to fight back because if they don’t, they will become irrelevant,” Risen said. “I know what Elijah Lovejoy did.” (http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/10/05/risen-journalists-must-fight-or-become-irrelevant/)