To me, this is one of the biggest issues when it comes to the media. It's the answering to corporate ownership causing 'journalists' to vet their pieces in a way to not upset their bosses and lose their paycheques. I know that's a complete generalization, but it does happen. I've seen it at my work where many of the 'old guard' have been let go. Bring in the young fresh graduate journalist who is more than happy to report as they are told, or not worry when their work is completely altered by their editors. Some of the articles that have been posted here have shown how maybe the G20 events have woken up some of those outlets and that maybe they should stand up to their journalistic ideals and report the stories for what they are and not for what somebody else wants them to be. These are the reasons that public broadcasters and news outlets are seen as a threat to some gov'ts. In the US good ol' Georgie Bush cut spending massivly to PBS and tried to run them off the air completely. NPR radio, the same thing. Here in Canada, Harper would love to cut all spending to CBC for sure. Constant rhetoric is always spewed out to make the public think that it's wasted tax dollars. Hmmmmmm how far would $1.3 billion go?