I’m shocked, shocked that someone would accuse the news media of turning a blind eye to the provenence of their sources.

Next people are going to claim that the news media shamelessly plugged the silicone breast implant scare no matter how many times it was debunked, or that they used pre-packaged interviews provided by trial lawyers, or just in general demonstrated a reckless disregard for the truth.

I mean, once the media finds out somebody stages fradulent events, they’d stop using them.

So shame on you, Jeff Medcalf, even writing a song about it.

I mean, it’s not like the business model is selling your attention to advertisors, it’s selling you the truth. Right?