There are watchdogs and there are lapdogs. Watchdogs are alert. At the slightest movement, they growl. When they bite, it hurts. Lapdogs are alert – to their master’s moods.
Because the news media is such a vital conduit of information to the public, a tension always exists between the need to regulate its excesses and the need to leave it free from government interference. Media outlets habi ... (read more)