(Was unable to post this yesterday, too late for Gage's presentation. Still a good piece. -rep.)

9/11 news coverage incomplete

by Tom Pinto - 03/07/2008

In America, it has long been recognized that the best ideas survive the test of time after being fully and properly vetted in the marketplace of ideas.

The founders of our great nation, recognizing the importance of this concept, strove to protect it by incorporating the protective mechanisms of free speech and free press into the First Amendment of our Constitution. The founders recognized that the dream of a free America could only be fulfilled if there is a robust exchange of ideas and mechanisms to protect the marketplace.

Even though these original protective mechanisms are still in place today, the percentage of “hard news” reporting by mainstream news networks has dramatically decreased. Many regular people recognize that news networks are not functioning well.