How Media Watchdogs Became Industry Lapdogs

While the press of the past served the role of watchdog and independent informer, the journalists you trust today are far from unbiased.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• While the free press of the past served the role of watchdog and independent informer, the press we have today is far from free and unbiased

• One way by which industry and even government are shaping and manipulating the press is by way of press embargoes, and the so-called “close-hold embargo” in particular

• Another way is through the crea…