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Um, no. The journalist and the media outlet rely on the trust of the public to ensure their livelihoods, and that's why they should never, never, never, trust ANY SOURCE! - omooex
BINGO!
Where are the skeptics and cynics in the news media? Seriously, let me know so I can watch/read them!
When an anchor offers an "expert" time to espouse their "expert" opinions on their show, then follows up with a mutual cocktail hour and exchange of stock tips, they're an anchor of a PR campaign, not a news/journalistic program. Of course there's no reason why people in the press cannot maintain friendships and friendly acquaintanceships with the people they cover, but if that friendship leads to unmitigated trust in professional practice, it's no longer legitimate to even consider them journalists. Brian Williams is no newsman, but simply a de facto mouthpiece for Defense Solutions, Veritas Capital, and of course, McCaffrey Associates. Question is, does he get a paycheck from them in addition to NBC/GE???
