"Given the choice between government and a free and independent press, I would consistently prefer the latter."
-Thomas Jefferson
The problem is, we don't have a "free and independent press." It is dominated by Liberals.
As a former journalism student, we learned how to report the facts...the Five Ws. However, the last W, "Why," has become the center of all reporting and is open to opinion. Facts don't mean anything. The "News" these days is nothing but a serious of editorials. There is also an extreme biaz in "selective" reporting.
As a Conservative, I'll take the facts, period. If the truth is reported, we win.
Hmmm...given his use of the press against John Adams (and against Washington, indirectly), that Jeffersonian view would not be surprising...:)