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Burying the Lead

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the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when they are disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.” — location: 244 ^ref-15770

The media more fully explores how wars should be fought, rather than whether they should be fought – or how failed wars should be ended. — location: 11674 ^ref-13934

Fear of being socially isolated for supporting an unpopular idea leads to a downward spiral of fewer people supporting it. — location: 11682 ^ref-31675

New mainstream journalistic norms tend to conform to older ones – that they should avoid examining systemic threats to democracy in order to save profits, power, their jobs, and status. — location: 11809 ^ref-35499

The conscious and unconscious public denial of threatening news regarding everything from global warming to foreign policy contributes to the lack of coverage. — location: 11867 ^ref-13125