“The current state of the news media is partially to blame for the public’s general lack of information vital for responsible citizenship in a democracy. The news media has become an aspect of show business, offering merely infotainment. It has evolved into an entity that tends to function as a public relations agency for wealthy and powerful multinational corporations, members of Congress, the current Presidential Administration including the administrations that preceded it. The news media is being utilized as a political tool of suppression and propaganda by those in power, and propaganda is psychological in nature. Full of half-truths and utter misinformation, it’s an arrogant and very commercial strategy that is implemented because it appeals to emotions, fear being the main one relentless talk of national security, personal and community safety, can trigger childhood insecurities and indoctrinated views of authority.” – Teresa Stover
(Cannot link to Teresa Stover as I am not sure which Teresa Stover made this quote, although I believe she is the one associated with Microsoft)
empowerment & inner transformation... 
if only I could remember exactly where I heard the sample, nontheless I recently heard an old interview with Bob Dylan in which he says something to the effect, They(the press) would be out of a job if they stuck to the truth b/c the truth is a plain picture. I love what yall do on here.