>Alex;
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>Interesting article about the news media.
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>http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21250/
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>Tom

About the only part I found worthwhile from that (mostly) tripe was at the end:

...the more sources of information, the better. At Democracy Now! we always try to give people more access to lots of different forms of information linking to many different sites because it's in no one's interest just to rely on one source of information. For too long, the networks have monopolized information and really just channeled one kind of propaganda, and we've got to break the sound barrier, and we do that by many people getting involved, so I support as many ways of getting out any kind of information as possible — it makes us all healthier, it protects us all.

Bush legitimately won the 2004 election. Get over it, and move on. The majority of the USA does not think or have a "belief system" like those in the northeast and west coast.

Another quote:

Because we [the media] are the check and balances on government, we are supposed to hold those in power accountable, not cozy up to them.

Where was the "Liberal" side of the media during the Clinton years? Where is the "Conservative" side of the media during the Bush years? This point alone emphasizes the need for diverse sources quoted above.