"Truly educating the public seems a pretty remote goal for journalism when consumerism reigns. There's no consumer movement to make news; there are no leaders to be newsmakers, and few local government agencies left dedicated solely to the consumer cause. Heads of regulatory agencies rarely are invited to appear on the Sunday morning news shows, as they once were. There are only advocacy groups, including what remains of the old Nader organization, that get quoted here and there but have little clout."
This article holds a mirror up to the media as investigator and protector and reveals an instigator and prevaricator.
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