> The beauty of this fiction that journalists are not making a judgment call in choosing who to quote, on what topic, What are you talking about? Careful langu

> The beauty of this fiction that journalists are not making a judgment call in choosing who to quote, on what topic, What are you talking about? Careful language regarding certainty of a statement has got nothing to do with choice of interviewee or subject matter. Of course journalists make judgement calls about what subjects to cover and of course this shapes news coverage. You present this as some super-secret conspiracy, ‘broken wide open’ by the Internet. Did you really not know before then? Did you not read differing newspapers and spot that the choice of story and spin differed. Historically , what is pejoratively described as the ‘Main Stream Media’ has hosted journalists who care deeply about quality of reporting and getting the story straight, fact-checking and making sure that quotes are obtained from opposing points of view. It’s the internet and rolling news which has put a strain on the consensus.