To: m1911
I think that sentence works both ways... "The media have become a private club, and one that has learned to distrust most of the military" I disagree.
I think those in the media had anti-military, anti-government attitudes before they became "journalists" - perhaps is why they became journalists, i.e. "to make a difference".
The media has always been antagonistic towards government and the enforcment arm of government, the military.
The military, OTOH, learned to mistrust them after seeing the disparity between what they know happened and what some "journalist" wrote happened and what their paper published.
To: grobdriver
Actually, I think we agree. I was thinking of the transformation of "the media" as a whole, not of individuals in it. The change has certainly been aided by the self-selection you mention, especially in the Vietnam/Watergate era.
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04/08/2003 7:21:37 AM PDT by
m1911
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