“I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as little more than spies, which, in truth, they are. If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting press dispatches from Hell before breakfast.”
— William Tecumseh Sherman
Just sayin.’
William Tecumseh Sherman
I love it! It's helpful to know that the media were causing mischief even 100+ years ago as well, and that this phenomenon isn't new.