What's keeping national&local news orgs in the US from asking criticalquestions toget at the truth of things?

Answer 1

FEAR. The mainstream news agencies have been pruchased my large companies that have chosen to feed the propaganda machine that feeds them. Any REAL journalist is quickly squashed, swift-boated, black-balled...not until the American people stand up and boycott (speak with their dollars) the businesses that advertise on these info-tainment sessions, will a single thing improve. A large majority of thinking people have given up and now go straight to the net...hence, the reason companies are scurrying to get laws that control free net usage through the house...Ah, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Answer 2

I think its these news organizations' parent companies that have a policy not to irritate the President's polices, including and not limited to the illegal war in Iraq that has later turned into a quagmire. All I'm saying is that they don't want the media to criticize him at all. That's why I turned to other sources of news, primarily from the BBC News site on the Net..

Answer 3

Because most American aren't interested in that kind of thing. Most people are more interested in what Brad and Angelina are going to name their baby and other crap like that. To make money they must have viewers, to have viewers they must play to the lowest common denominator. It makes me want to puke!

Answer 4

All of the above, plus the networks are owned by corporations whose leaders are conservative.

Answer 5

Because they are not trying enough.
Because they are tools.Because they are vetoed.
Because they feel stranded.Because they are gutless.
And, they already know...pity the ones that have known.

Answer 6

what rosiebridges said, but dont forget money! lots and lots of money!