Helen Thomas has been a White House reporter for decades. She has seen it all...from JFK to King George. Her book, Watchdogs of Democracy? which comes out this week, claims that the White House Press Corps in particular and Mainstream Media in general never asked the tough questions regarding the Bush Administration for fear of being called unpatriotic or UnAmerican. Thomas says that only after Katrina, did the White House Press Corps become somewhat more courageous in asking "tough questions". I happen to agree with her. Katrina was in fact the turning point for the media.
USA Today has a report here on Ms. Thomas' book. I predict it will do very well in sales making the NY Times bestseller list.
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