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Originally Posted by BENZ-LGB
"You will not hear anything on NBC that puts your interests ahead of the interests of General Electric or any of their affiliates."
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You are right to call me on this one, picky as it is. That statement is too absolute. "You will not often...." or "You will not likely..." would be more accurate.
It is a widely believed misconception that listening to the news media will make people well-informed. An example is the story of the stalled legislation regarding transparency in government. How much coverage has it gotten? It is one of the most significant changes in government in recent times and is curiously absent in the press.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=transparency+legislation
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2075639