] "It is a well-known and widely accepted fact that, during
] wartime, news companies and governmental representatives
] fuse their voices together into one univocal beam of
] support for the national military objective. And, while,
] for many, this is a vital aspect of institutional
] patriotism, it is also a very dangerous and troubling
] reality. For, if the news media have abandoned their
] responsibility to objectively inform the population, then
] our concept of a democracy (which is founded on the
] ability for all citizens to choose their nation's destiny
] based on a full spectrum of information) is in desperate
] peril."