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I agree that the media tends to wait for someone else to make the first move when questioning the American government. They wait until someone prominent questions the actions that are being done until they report on it or make a story about it. It seems easier for the media to question the actions of the government if they report on it in a way that makes it look like someone else had the idea first and they aren't the first ones to bring it up

I think it depends on the company who owns the news company. Different news agencies have different advertisers and owners. I think to some extent these people are in control of what is and isn't put on the news. I think the spread of owners and what does and doesn't get put on different news channels is evened out. What one station can't put on air another station has no problem making it a news story.

I'm finding this whole media influence on the public very interesting. I think if you found someone like Sgt. Atwater who has been to Iraq and wants to talk about the media influence on the war and the feelings the soldiers get from media coverage. Anything about the media influence on the public would be interesting to hear about.