[Mb-hair] A crusade in support of a flawed crusader

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A crusade in support of a flawed crusader 
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The New York Times used its resources to back reporter Judith Miller, tarnishing itself in a case that wasn't about the 1st Amendment.

Robert Scheer

October 18 2005

MEDIA corporations are arguably the most important yet least examined centers of power in our society. The owners of the Fourth Estate have a unique ability to direct the searchlight of inquiry upon others while remaining powerfully positioned to deflect it from themselves. 

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