found it through Atrios. here’s the link.
the money quote, a summary of one of the very biggest problems with our mainstream media:
Today, mainstream print and electronic media want to be neutral, presenting both or all sides as if they were refereeing a game in which only the players—the government and its opponents—can participate. They have increasingly become common carriers, transmitters of other people’s ideas and thoughts, irrespective of import, relevance, and at times even accuracy.
They don’t report anymore. They regurgitate. The media’s job is to seek and show us the truth under the facades of our institutions, not to be a willing propaganda / PR arm thereof.
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