Ever wonder what happened to real journalism?
How Washington officials bested the media - CNN.com: ". . .
quote approval for almost everyone, even when the story isn't nuanced or complicated, and that's where the problem begins. Reporters are easily acquiescing today to midlevel aides who seek quote approval. These aides aren't talking to make certain a story is more nuanced or better informed. They're doing it because they want more control of the story or to clean up a sloppy quote -- and because reporters let them. Baker called it an "effort to get more transparency but it's backfired. The town has found
a convenient way to control the press," he said, referring to people throughout Washington and on the campaign trail."
