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by krapp 4337 days ago
If you're trying to prove the media doesn't get accused of partisanship with that, it's not a strong case. There were arguments on this very site that the media outlets which weren't reporting aggressively enough on the Snowden events were suppressing information on behalf of the intelligence services, and the ones which were, were either attempting to lambast him on behalf of of the same, or were manufacturing the whole thing as a smokescreen to hide the government's true crimes. Only the Guardian itself ever seemed to get by without some accusation of pandering or being a shill for some dark agenda.

I'm not suggesting it isn't a legitimate argument to have but... especially given the political climate post-Snowden, I wouldn't expect discourse wherever the 't' work is invoked to be particularly helpful.