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To: Little Joe who wrote (91121)	12/3/2008 1:35:07 PM
From: axial	Respond to of 116555

LJ, we've all seen the exposées by media, showing incompetence and corruption at high levels - from the Edsel, to Watergate, Enron, "manufactured" intelligence on Iraq, and now, the current crisis. I agree with you: the Fourth Estate is far from perfect. But despite its many failures, thank heavens it exists in relative freedom. --- Your point can be examined from the standpoint of history: 100 years from now, what judgement will be made about our society? In terms of news, investigative journalism and commentary, what were people buying? What were they listening to, watching and reading? What was selling (and therefore, likely to be commercially successful)? I agree that good information is sometimes difficult to find (and when you get it, to interpret properly). Nevertheless an Internet search for information on the competitive position our workers, the influence of labor unions, performance comparisons reveals hundreds of hits. On the current crisis, there's plenty of information. Just going through the posts on 4 or 5 different threads on SI reveals more links, news and commentary than one can assimilate in a day: Subject 32953 Subject 57110 Subject 54034 Subject 52296 Subject 12382 --- There's an old saying that people get the kind of government they deserve. Ditto press, ditto management. At least part of the answer lies in the kind of society we've become, and in cultural factors. When you're in the storm, as we are now, it's difficult to make sense of it all - even for the media. We understand Watergate, Enron and 9/11 more clearly and objectively now than when they were "happening". Agreed: the fourth estate sometimes doesn't get it. The same can be said of intelligence agencies! Sometimes they completely miss the mark. Usually there are well-informed people warning us, and for a mix of reasons our society (government, company, agency) is just not listening. Jim