McG, I agree with your first stanza. That's why I brought it up.

As to stanza 2, I couldn't disagree more. Venal, it certainly can be and often is. But for every Fox News example, I can show you examples like Atlantic Magazine which are bastions of truth and integrity. Freedom of the Press is not freedom from disinformation. It is the freedom, unfettered by punishment or retribution, to publish the truth for those who would seek it out.