The Separation Of Media And State

U.S. Constitution

The freedom of the press is enshrined in the very first amendment for a good reason.  It wasn’t haphazardly placed there.  Our Founders realized that in order to control the urges of the powerful, who run government, to grow even more powerful, a free press was needed to keep tabs on the ruling class. 

Living Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #58: Desperately Seeking Racism

Living Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #58: Desperately Seeking Racism

Editor tells reporter that headquarters wanted stories about racist incidents, even minor ones. Even if we had to stretch the facts, if a white resident and a non-white resident had any kind of dispute, the reporter was to slant the article to make it sound like the white person was racist.