Great piece! Wish many other journalists spoke like this. For journalists at elite newspapers, there is a lot to lose if they report 'truth'. These journalists

Great piece! Wish many other journalists spoke like this. For journalists at elite newspapers, there is a lot to lose if they report 'truth'. These journalists are connected to the power in myriad ways through: alumni networks, think tanks, marriage and relatives, lobbyists that support a particular narrative, their desire to secure admissions to elite prep schools, elite Ivies(say, HYP) for their progeny, etc.