I'm not being hyperbolic. Its influence cannot be overstated, and therefore neither can be the consequences of its journalistic malpractice. Numerous sordid exa

I'm not being hyperbolic. Its influence cannot be overstated, and therefore neither can be the consequences of its journalistic malpractice. Numerous sordid examples spring to mind, but I won't list any here. A moment's reflection on just the last 23 years alone ought to do the trick.