mainstream reporters and editors and publishers are well aware that telling the truth and continuing to pound on it would undermine a basic institution of society. .

when hard rains fall, the media are there with an umbrella to hold over organized society’s head. to walk away in the middle of a downpour would leave the status quo unprotected. . blood-filled tick ., and bones, and it’s not clear how the drugs will affect them after long-term use. . january 2009  (20) .