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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Journalists and their good friends in the White House

The wall between the government and the establishment media barely even exists in theory any longer.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 07:22 AM

    White House Reporter

    Seriously, what is the purpose of of White House reporters, if not to distribute propaganda? The jobs involves no actual journalism, and the public would be better served if there were none. In the rare case of a presidential news conference, the troops could come rushing in. Standard White House press releases should go on the web only, where everyone has an equal chance to locate the lies and misinformation.

    —Mike Sulzer Read Mike Sulzer's other letters

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