Propagandists First, Journalists Second - How the NYT Won 2004 for Bush

Dandelion Salad By Ted Rall 05/21/08 “ICH“ Should the news media be patriotic? When a journalist uncovers a government secret, which comes firstâ€"national security or the public’s right to know? In the United States, reporters consider themselves Americans first, journalists second. That means consulting the government before going public with a state secret. “When I was at ABC,” James Bamford told Time in 2006, “we always checked with the Administration in power when we thought we had som