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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack
The difference is that nothing is sacred to Media Watch... even the network that broadcasts them is fair game. Or didn't you watch the whole show?
Can journalists in the USA bite the hand that feeds them without fear of repercussions?
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You started by asking whether there was anyone "independent keeping an eye on all of them".
Now that it's suddenly obvious to you that journalist David Marr is not really any more independent than any other journalist, you wish to change your argument to whether there is anything so "sacred" to american news media that they wouldn't publish it?
The answer is obvious. Monica Lewinsky was on the front page of the Washington Post. Iran-Contra was on the front page of the Miami Herald. The New York Times printed "The Pentagon Papers".
Interesting note. The government sued the New York Times to stop publication of the "Pentagon Papers" but lost.
No one's stopping the New York Times, the National Enquirer, Michael Moore, Rush Limbaugh, or any number of other assorted nuts from saying exactly what they want to say and reporting exactly what they want to report. Though, many wished they could. Instead, they change the channel, the radio dial, or read something else instead.
Are you sure you've REALLY visited the US, Joe? Your misunderstandings of the US are glaring.