Cursor.org - Table of Contents page A New York Times editorial spanks "the nation's news organizations" for playing a "large and unappetizing role in deceiving the public," while the Washington Post editorializes that "it's disingenuous for administration officials to blame the stations, given that many releases are crafted precisely to disguise their government origin." via Cursor sans links

It appears that everyone in the media just can't seem to concentrate during this, Sunshine Week, festive occasion. I'm assuming you all know what Sunshine Week is. A bunch of dead wood editors decided we should celebrate the laws and practices that keep our society open and free. No one seems to get the point here. Karl Rove planned for this to come out now, just to screw with you. He wanted to make it clear that the administration could spank you and use you as dupes any time they wanted. They seem to have a handle on what cheap, greedy bastards the media has become.

Yeah, I hear you, those idiots over in broadcast are making fools of us. If it wasn't for press release journalism and the NYTimes' own Judy Miller, I'd feel better about the whole thing.

This kinda thing keeps up and people aren't going to care. They might even lose respect for the work journalists do. What a shame, particularly now, during Sunshine Week.  ¶ 3/16/2005 04:58:00 PM