Misled by the Mainstream Media

L. Michael Hager @ Truthout - I love The New York Times.  As soon as it appears at my door each morning, I eagerly read the news articles and editorial comment.  Yet I increasingly feel I’m being misled: by headlines that beg questions; by frequent trade-offs of hard news for marginal human interest stories; and by the sometimes long lapses between reports on an ongoing story.  If the country’s premier journal misleads me, what does this say about the rest of mainstream media?  Read more.